@node getpwuid @section @code{getpwuid} @findex getpwuid POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/getpwuid.html} Gnulib module: --- Portability problems fixed by Gnulib: @itemize @end itemize Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: @itemize @item This function is unsafe to call between @code{fork} and @code{exec} if the parent process is multi-threaded. Instead, use @code{getpwuid_r} prior to forking. @item This function is missing on some platforms: mingw, MSVC 14. @end itemize