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diff --git a/libc/pwd_grp/getpwnam.c b/libc/pwd_grp/getpwnam.c
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+/*
+ * getpwnam.c - This file is part of the libc-8086/pwd package for ELKS,
+ * Copyright (C) 1995, 1996 Nat Friedman <ndf@linux.mit.edu>.
+ * 
+ *  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ *  modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ *  License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ *  version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ *  Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ *  License along with this library; if not, write to the Free
+ *  Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <pwd.h>
+
+
+struct passwd *
+getpwnam(const char * name)
+{
+  int passwd_fd;
+  struct passwd * passwd;
+
+  if (name==NULL)
+    {
+      errno=EINVAL;
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+  if ((passwd_fd=open("/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY))<0)
+    return NULL;
+
+  while ((passwd=__getpwent(passwd_fd))!=NULL)
+    if (!strcmp(passwd->pw_name, name))
+      {
+	close(passwd_fd);
+	return passwd;
+      }	  
+
+  close(passwd_fd);
+  return NULL;
+}