DPNS_OPENDIR

Section: DPNS Library Functions (3)
Updated: $Date: 2001/10/04 12:12:46 $
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NAME

dpns_opendir - open a DPNS directory in the name server  

SYNOPSIS

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

dpns_DIR *dpns_opendir (const char *path)  

DESCRIPTION

dpns_opendir opens a DPNS directory in the name server to be used in subsequent dpns_readdir operations. A dpns_DIR structure and a buffer to cache the directory entries are allocated in the client API.
path
specifies the logical pathname relative to the current DPNS directory or the full DPNS pathname.
 

RETURN VALUE

This routine returns a pointer to be used in the subsequent directory function calls if the operation was successful or NULL if the operation failed. In the latter case, serrno is set appropriately.  

ERRORS

ENOENT
A component of path prefix does not exist or path is a null pathname.
EACCES
Search permission is denied on a component of the path prefix or read permission is denied on path.
EFAULT
path is a NULL pointer.
ENOTDIR
A component of path prefix is not a directory.
ENAMETOOLONG
The length of path exceeds CA_MAXPATHLEN or the length of a path component exceeds CA_MAXNAMELEN.
SENOSHOST
Host unknown.
SENOSSERV
Service unknown.
SECOMERR
Communication error.
ENSNACT
Name server is not running or is being shutdown.
 

SEE ALSO

Castor_limits(4), dpns_chdir(3), dpns_closedir(3), dpns_readdir(3), dpns_readdirx(3), dpns_rewinddir(3)  

AUTHOR

LCG Grid Deployment Team