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DPNS_GETUSRBYNAM(3) | DPNS Library Functions | DPNS_GETUSRBYNAM(3) |
NAME¶
dpns_getusrbynam - get virtual uid associated with a given user nameSYNOPSIS¶
#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.
$Date: 2005/10/19 11:30:57 $ | DPNS |