Fetching user and group info in perl

* endgrent - be done using group file
* endhostent - be done using hosts file
* endnetent - be done using networks file
* endpwent - be done using passwd file
* getgrent - get next group record
* getgrgid - get group record given group user ID
* getgrnam - get group record given group name
* getlogin - return who logged in at this tty
* getpwent - get next passwd record
* getpwnam - get passwd record given user login name
* getpwuid - get passwd record given user ID
* setgrent - prepare group file for use
* setpwent - prepare passwd file for use

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