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sec_rgy_acct_delete(3sec)

Deletes an account

Synopsis

#include <dce/acct.h>

void sec_rgy_acct_delete(
sec_rgy_handle_t context,
sec_rgy_login_name_t *login_name,
error_status_t *status);

Parameters

Input

context
An opaque handle bound to a registry server. Use sec_rgy_site_open( ) to acquire a bound handle.

login_name
A pointer to the account login name. A login name is composed of three character strings, containing the principal, group, and organization (PGO) names corresponding to the account. Only the principal name is required to perform the deletion.

Output

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_acct_delete( ) routine deletes from the registry the account corresponding to the specified login name.

Permissions Required
The sec_rgy_acct_delete( ) routine requires the following permissions on the account principal:

· The m (mgmt_info) permission to remove management information.

· The a (auth_info) permission to remove authentication information.

· The u (user_info) permission to remove user information.

Notes
Even though the account is deleted, the PGO items corresponding to the account remain. These must be deleted with separate calls to sec_rgy_pgo_delete( ).

Files

/usr/include/dce/acct.idl
The idl file from which dce/acct.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_rgy_not_authorized
The client program is not authorized to delete the specified account.

sec_rgy_object_not_found
No PGO item was found with the given name.

sec_rgy_server_unavailable
The DCE Registry Server is unavailable.

error_status_ok
The call was successful.

Related Information
Functions:

sec_intro(3sec)

sec_rgy_acct_add(3sec)

sec_rgy_pgo_delete(3sec)