# Access to the UNIX Password Database

`pwd` module provides thread-safe access to the UNIX user account and password
database.

See [passwd(5)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man5/passwd.5.html),
[getpwent(3)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/getpwent.3.html) and
[getpwnam(3)](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/getpwnam.3.html) for info.