doc: note misleading error code in uv_os_get_passwd

2023-03-16 10:57:14 +01:00 · 2023-03-16 10:57:14 +01:00 · 890b24b2d7
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    memory allocated to `pwd` needs to be freed with
    :c:func:`uv_os_free_passwd`.

+    .. note::
+        If the effective uid does not have an entry in the password file this
+        function will return ENOENT even if the file exists.
+
    .. versionadded:: 1.9.0

 .. c:function:: void uv_os_free_passwd(uv_passwd_t* pwd)