rpc_ns_mgmt_entry_delete(3rpc)

Used by management applications.

Synopsis

#include <dce/rpc.h>

void rpc_ns_mgmt_entry_delete(

unsigned32 entry_name_syntax,

unsigned_char_t *entry_name,

unsigned32 *status);

Parameters

Input

entry_name_syntax
An integer value that specifies the syntax of the entry_name parameter.

To use the syntax specified in the RPC_DEFAULT_ENTRY_SYNTAX environment variable, provide rpc_c_ns_syntax_default.

entry_name
Specifies the name of the entry to delete. This can be either the global or cell-relative name.

Output

status
Returns the status code from this routine. This status code indicates whether the routine completed successfully or, if not, why not.

Description
The rpc_ns_mgmt_entry_delete( ) routine removes an RPC entry from the name service database.

Management applications use this routine only when an entry is no longer needed, such as when a server is permanently removed from service. If the entry is a member of a group or profile, it must also be deleted from the group or profile.

Use this routine cautiously. Since name service databases are designed to be relatively stable, the frequent use of rpc_ns_mgmt_entry_delete( ) can result in the following difficulties:

· Performance problems

Creating and deleting entries in client or server applications causes the name service to remove and replace the same entry repeatedly in the name service database, which can lead to performance problems.

· Lost entry updates

When multiple applications access a single entry through different replicas of a name service database, updates to the entry can be lost.

In this situation, if one application deletes the entry and another application updates the entry before the replicas are synchronized, the delete operation takes precedence over the update operation. When the replicas are synchronized, the update is lost because the entry is deleted from all replicas.

Permissions Required
You need read permission to the CDS object entry (the target name service entry). You also need delete permission to the CDS object entry or to the parent directory.

Return Values
No value is returned.

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.

rpc_s_ok
Success.

rpc_s_entry_not_found
Name service entry not found.

rpc_s_incomplete_name
Incomplete name.

rpc_s_invalid_name_syntax
Invalid name syntax.

rpc_s_name_service_unavailable
Name service unavailable.

rpc_s_no_ns_permission
No permission for name service operation.

rpc_s_not_rpc_entry
Not an RPC entry.

rpc_s_unsupported_name_syntax
Unsupported name syntax.

Related Information
Functions: rpc_ns_mgmt_entry_create(3rpc)