dced_inq_id(3dce)
Obtains the entry UUID that dced associates with a name
Synopsis
#include <dce/dced.h>
void dced_inq_id(
dced_binding_handle_t dced_bh,
dced_string_t name,
uuid_t *uuid,
error_status_t *status);
Parameters
Input
dced_bh
Specifies the dced binding handle for a dced service on a specific host.
name
Specifies the name for which to obtain the uuid.
Output
uuid
returns the UUID associated with the name input.
status
Returns the status code from this routine. This status code indicates whether the routine completed successfully or, if not, why not.
Description
The dced_inq_id( ) routine obtains the UUID associated with a name in a service of a specific host's dced. Applications and administrators use
strings maintained by dced to identify data, but dced and its API must associate each data entry with a UUID. This routine is valid for the hostdata, srvrconf, srvrexec,
and keytab services.
Prior to calling this routine, the application must have established a valid dced binding handle by calling either the dced_binding_create( ) or dced_binding_from_rpc_binding( ) routine.
Examples
The following example establishes a dced binding to a host's server configuration service. The example then obtains the UUID of some known server in order to
read the server's configuration data.
dced_binding_handle_t dced_bh;
server_t conf;
dced_string_t server_name;
uuid_t srvrconf_id;
error_status_t
status;
dced_binding_create("srvrconf@hosts/patrick",
dced_c_binding_syntax_default,
&dced_bh,
&status);
dced_inq_id(dced_bh, server_name, &srvrconf_id, &status);
dced_object_read(dced_bh, &srvrconf_id, (void**)&(conf), &status);
.
.
.
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.
error_status_ok
db_s_bad_index_type
db_s_iter_not_allowed
db_s_key_not_found
dced_s_not_found
sec_acl_invalid_permission
Related Information
Routines: dced_inq_name(3dce)
dced_binding_from_rpc_binding(3dce)
Book: OSF DCE Application Development Guide - Core Components