DPNS_MODIFYUSRMAP

Section: DPNS Library Functions (3)
Updated: $Date: 2007/12/13 06:52:24 $
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NAME

dpns_modifyusrmap - modify user entry corresponding to a given virtual uid  

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/types.h>
#include "dpns_api.h"

int dpns_modifyusrmap (uid_t uid, char *newname)  

DESCRIPTION

dpns_modifyusrmap modifies the user entry corresponding to a given virtual uid.
uid
specifies the Virtual User Id.
newname
specifies the new user name. It must be at most 255 characters long.

This function requires ADMIN privilege.  

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

EACCES
The caller does not have ADMIN privilege.
EFAULT
newname is a NULL pointer.
EEXIST
This user exists already.
EINVAL
This uid does not exist in the internal mapping table or the length of newname exceeds 255.
SENOSHOST
Host unknown.
SENOSSERV
Service unknown.
SECOMERR
Communication error.
ENSNACT
Name server is not running or is being shutdown.