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LFC_OPENDIRG

Section: LFC Library Functions (3)
Updated: $Date: 2005/11/22 15:59:39 $
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NAME

lfc_opendirg - open a LFC directory, having the specified GUID, in the name server  

SYNOPSIS

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

lfc_DIR *lfc_opendirg (const char *path, const char *guid)

lfc_DIR *lfc_opendirxg (char *server, const char *path, const char *guid)  

DESCRIPTION

lfc_opendirg opens a LFC directory, having the specified GUID, in the name server to be used in subsequent lfc_readdirg operations. A lfc_DIR structure and a buffer to cache the directory entries are allocated in the client API.
guid
specifies the Grid Unique IDentifier.
path
specifies the logical pathname relative to the current LFC directory or the full LFC 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.
EINVAL
The length of the guid component exceeds CA_MAXGUIDLEN.
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), lfc_chdir(3), lfc_closedir(3), lfc_readdirg(3), lfc_rewinddir(3)  

AUTHOR

LCG Grid Deployment Team


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUE
ERRORS
SEE ALSO
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