sec_rgy_site_open_query(3sec)
Binds to a registry query site
Synopsis
#include <dce/binding.h>
void sec_rgy_site_open_query(
unsigned_char_t *site_name,
sec_rgy_handle_t *context,
error_status_t *status);
Parameters
Input
site_name
A character string (type unsigned_char_t) specifying the security server to bind to in one of the following forms:
· To bind to an arbitrary security server site in a named cell, specify a cell name (for example, /.../r_d.com or /.: for the local cell)
· To bind to a specific security server site in a specific cell, specify either the cell name and the server name (for example, /.../r_d.com/subsys/dce/sec/rs_server_250_2) or the server's network address (for example, ncadg_ip_udp:15.22.144.248). If the server name is not valid, the routine binds to an arbitrary security site in the named cell.
Note that the routine ignores anything after the cellname that does not refer to an item in the Cell Directory Service (CDS) namespace. If the specified CDS namespace item does not resolve to a security server, the call fails.
Output
context
A pointer to a sec_rgy_handle_t variable. Upon return, this contains a registry server handle indicating (bound to) the desired registry site.
status
A pointer to the completion status. On successful completion, the routine returns error_status_ok. Otherwise, it returns an error.
Description
The sec_rgy_site_open_query( ) routine binds to a registry query site. A registry query site is a satellite server that operates on a periodically updated
copy of the main registry database. To change the registry database, it is necessary to change a registry update site, which then automatically updates its associated query sites. No changes can be
made directly to a registry query database.
The site_name parameter identifies the query site to use. If site_name is NULL, or a zero-length string, a query site in the local cell is selected by the client agent.
The handle for the associated registry server is returned in context.
The caller must have established a valid network identity for this call to succeed.
Notes
To bind to a registry query site, the use of the sec_rgy_site_bind_query( ) call is recommended in place of this call.
Like sec_rgy_site_open( ) routine, this routine binds arbitrarily to either an update or query site. Although update sites can accept queries, query sites cannot accept updates. To specifically select an update site, use sec_rgy_site_open_update( ).
Files
/usr/include/dce/binding.idl
The idl file from which dce/binding.h was derived.
Errors
The following describes a partial list of errors that might be returned. Refer to the OSF DCE Problem Determination Guide for complete descriptions of all error messages.
sec_login_s_no_current_context
The caller does not have a valid network login context.
sec_rgy_server_unavailable
The DCE Registry Server is unavailable.
error_status_ok
The call was successful.
Related Information
Functions:
sec_rgy_site_is_readonly(3sec)
sec_rgy_site_open_update(3sec)