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NAME

       explain_sethostname - explain sethostname(2) errors

SYNOPSIS

       #include <libexplain/sethostname.h>
       const char *explain_sethostname(const char *name, size_t name_size);
       const char *explain_errno_sethostname(int errnum, const char *name, size_t name_size);
       void explain_message_sethostname(char *message, int message_size, const char *name, size_t
       name_size);
       void explain_message_errno_sethostname(char *message, int message_size, int errnum,  const
       char *name, size_t name_size);

DESCRIPTION

       These   functions  may  be  used  to  obtain  explanations  for  errors  returned  by  the
       sethostname(2) system call.

   explain_sethostname
       const char *explain_sethostname(const char *name, size_t name_size);

       The explain_sethostname function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned  by
       the  sethostname(2)  system  call.  The  least  the  message  will contain is the value of
       strerror(errno), but usually it will do much better, and indicate the underlying cause  in
       more detail.

       The errno global variable will be used to obtain the error value to be decoded.

       This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:
              if (sethostname(name, name_size) < 0)
              {
                  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_sethostname(name, name_size));
                  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
              }

       The  above  code  example  is  available pre‐packaged as the explain_sethostname_or_die(3)
       function.

       name    The original name, exactly as passed to the sethostname(2) system call.

       name_size
               The original name_size, exactly as passed to the sethostname(2) system call.

       Returns:
               The message explaining the error. This message buffer is shared by all  libexplain
               functions  which  do  not  supply  a  buffer in their argument list.  This will be
               overwritten by the next call to any libexplain function which shares this  buffer,
               including other threads.

       Note:  This  function  is  not  thread  safe, because it shares a return buffer across all
       threads, and many other functions in this library.

   explain_errno_sethostname
       const char *explain_errno_sethostname(int errnum, const char *name, size_t name_size);

       The explain_errno_sethostname function is used  to  obtain  an  explanation  of  an  error
       returned  by  the  sethostname(2)  system call.  The least the message will contain is the
       value of strerror(errno), but usually it will do much better, and indicate the  underlying
       cause in more detail.

       This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:
              if (sethostname(name, name_size) < 0)
              {
                  int err = errno;
                  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_sethostname(err, name, name_size));
                  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
              }

       The  above  code  example  is  available pre‐packaged as the explain_sethostname_or_die(3)
       function.

       errnum  The error value to be decoded, usually obtained from  the  errno  global  variable
               just  before  this  function  is called. This is necessary if you need to call any
               code between the system call to be explained and this function, because many  libc
               functions will alter the value of errno.

       name    The original name, exactly as passed to the sethostname(2) system call.

       name_size
               The original name_size, exactly as passed to the sethostname(2) system call.

       Returns:
               The  message explaining the error. This message buffer is shared by all libexplain
               functions which do not supply a buffer in  their  argument  list.   This  will  be
               overwritten  by the next call to any libexplain function which shares this buffer,
               including other threads.

       Note: This function is not thread safe, because it  shares  a  return  buffer  across  all
       threads, and many other functions in this library.

   explain_message_sethostname
       void explain_message_sethostname(char *message, int message_size, const char *name, size_t
       name_size);

       The explain_message_sethostname function is used to obtain  an  explanation  of  an  error
       returned  by  the  sethostname(2)  system call.  The least the message will contain is the
       value of strerror(errno), but usually it will do much better, and indicate the  underlying
       cause in more detail.

       The errno global variable will be used to obtain the error value to be decoded.

       This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:
              if (sethostname(name, name_size) < 0)
              {
                  char message[3000];
                  explain_message_sethostname(message, sizeof(message), name, name_size);
                  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
                  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
              }

       The  above  code  example  is  available pre‐packaged as the explain_sethostname_or_die(3)
       function.

       message The location in which to store the returned message. If a suitable message  return
               buffer is supplied, this function is thread safe.

       message_size
               The size in bytes of the location in which to store the returned message.

       name    The original name, exactly as passed to the sethostname(2) system call.

       name_size
               The original name_size, exactly as passed to the sethostname(2) system call.

   explain_message_errno_sethostname
       void  explain_message_errno_sethostname(char *message, int message_size, int errnum, const
       char *name, size_t name_size);

       The explain_message_errno_sethostname function is used to  obtain  an  explanation  of  an
       error  returned  by the sethostname(2) system call.  The least the message will contain is
       the value of strerror(errno), but usually  it  will  do  much  better,  and  indicate  the
       underlying cause in more detail.

       This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:
              if (sethostname(name, name_size) < 0)
              {
                  int err = errno;
                  char message[3000];
                  explain_message_errno_sethostname(message, sizeof(message), err, name,
                      name_size);
                  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
                  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
              }

       The  above  code  example  is  available pre‐packaged as the explain_sethostname_or_die(3)
       function.

       message The location in which to store the returned message. If a suitable message  return
               buffer is supplied, this function is thread safe.

       message_size
               The size in bytes of the location in which to store the returned message.

       errnum  The  error  value  to  be decoded, usually obtained from the errno global variable
               just before this function is called. This is necessary if you  need  to  call  any
               code  between the system call to be explained and this function, because many libc
               functions will alter the value of errno.

       name    The original name, exactly as passed to the sethostname(2) system call.

       name_size
               The original name_size, exactly as passed to the sethostname(2) system call.

SEE ALSO

       sethostname(2)
               get/set hostname

       explain_sethostname_or_die(3)
               get/set hostname and report errors

COPYRIGHT

       libexplain version 1.4
       Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Miller

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