On Wed, Nov 08, Alejandro Colomar wrote: > strncpy(3) is useful to write to fixed-width buffers like `struct utmp` > and `struct utmpx`. Is there any other libc API that needs strncpy(3)? > Of those two APIs (utmp and utmpx) and any other that need strncpy(3), > are those deprecated, or is any such API still good for new code? Everything around utmp/utmpx/wtmp/lastlog is deprecated. openSUSE Tumbleweed and MicroOS are no longer using nor supporting them and fresh installations don't have that files anymore. So new code should not use utmp/utmp/wtmp/lastlog anymore. Alternatives are e.g. systemd-logind/wtmpdb/lastlog2. Thorsten -- Thorsten Kukuk, Distinguished Engineer, Senior Architect, Future Technologies SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH, Frankenstraße 146, 90461 Nuernberg, Germany Managing Director: Ivo Totev, Andrew McDonald, Werner Knoblich (HRB 36809, AG Nürnberg)
