DPNS_GETUSRBYNAM
Section: DPNS Library Functions (3)
Updated: $Date: 2005/10/19 11:30:57 $
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NAME
dpns_getusrbynam - get virtual uid associated with a given user name
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include "dpns_api.h"
int dpns_getusrbynam (char *username,
uid_t *uid)
DESCRIPTION
dpns_getusrbynam
gets the virtual uid associated with a given user name.
- username
-
specifies the user name.
It must be at most 255 characters long.
- uid
-
specifies the address of a buffer to receive the Virtual User Id.
RETURN VALUE
This routine returns 0 if the operation was successful or -1 if the operation
failed. In the latter case,
serrno
is set appropriately.
ERRORS
- EFAULT
-
username
or
uid
is a NULL pointer.
- EINVAL
-
This user name does not exist in the internal mapping table or the length of
username
exceeds 255.
- SENOSHOST
-
Host unknown.
- SENOSSERV
-
Service unknown.
- SECOMERR
-
Communication error.
- ENSNACT
-
Name server is not running or is being shutdown.