NAME¶

dpns_getgrpbygids - get group names associated with given virtual gids

SYNOPSIS¶

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

int dpns_getgrpbygids (int nbgroups, gid_t *gids, char **groupnames)

DESCRIPTION¶

dpns_getgrpbygids gets the group names associated with given virtual gids.

nbgroups

specifies the number of gids.

gids

specifies the Virtual Group Ids.

groupnames

specifies a buffer to receive the pointers to the associated group names. The buffer must be big enough to hold nbgroups pointer values. The client application is responsible for freeing the array elements when not needed anymore.

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¶

ENOMEM

Memory could not be allocated for unmarshalling the reply.

EFAULT

gids or groupnames is a NULL pointer.

EINVAL

nbgroups is not strictly positive or one of the gids 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.