DPNS_GETGRPBYGID
Section: DPNS Library Functions (3)
Updated: $Date: 2005/10/19 11:30:57 $
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NAME
dpns_getgrpbygid - get group name associated with a given virtual gid
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include "dpns_api.h"
int dpns_getgrpbygid (gid_t gid,
char *groupname)
DESCRIPTION
dpns_getgrpbygid
gets the group name associated with a given virtual gid.
- gid
-
specifies the Virtual Group Id.
- groupname
-
points at a buffer to receive the associated group name.
The buffer must be at least 256 characters long.
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
-
groupname
is a NULL pointer.
- EINVAL
-
This gid does not exist in the internal mapping table.
- SENOSHOST
-
Host unknown.
- SENOSSERV
-
Service unknown.
- SECOMERR
-
Communication error.
- ENSNACT
-
Name server is not running or is being shutdown.