bionic (3) dpns_getgrpbynam.3.gz

NAME

       dpns_getgrpbynam - get virtual gid associated with a given group name

SYNOPSIS

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

       int dpns_getgrpbynam (char *groupname, gid_t *gid)

DESCRIPTION

       dpns_getgrpbynam gets the virtual gid associated with a given group name.

       groupname
              specifies the group name.  It must be at most 255 characters long.

       gid    specifies the address of a buffer to receive the Virtual Group 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       groupname or gid is a NULL pointer.

       EINVAL       This group name does not exist in the internal mapping table  or  the  length  of  groupname
                    exceeds 255.

       SENOSHOST    Host unknown.

       SENOSSERV    Service unknown.

       SECOMERR     Communication error.

       ENSNACT      Name server is not running or is being shutdown.