.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn pw_getconf
-function access the passwd.conf file and retrieves the value of the
-option specified
+function reads
+.Pa /etc/passwd.conf
+and retrieves the value of the option specified
by
.Pa option
from the section given be
for the
.Pa key
a default value or an empty string will be returned in data.
-An empty string gets also returned on error.
+An empty string is also returned for other errors.
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /etc/passwd.conf -compact
.It Pa /etc/passwd.conf