1LFC_GETUSRBYNAM(3)                LFC      Library      Functions
2LFC_GETUSRBYNAM(3)
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6[1mNAME[0m
7       lfc_getusrbynam ‐ get virtual uid associated with a  given
8user name
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10[1mSYNOPSIS[0m
11       [1m#include <sys/types.h>[0m
12       [1m#include "lfc_api.h"[0m
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14       [1mint   lfc_getusrbynam   (char  *[4m[22musername[24m[1m,
15uid_t *[4m[22muid[24m[1m)[0m
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17[1mDESCRIPTION[0m
18       [1mlfc_getusrbynam [22mgets  the  virtual  uid  associated
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21       [4musername[0m
22              specifies   the   user  name.   It  must be at most
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26       [4muid[24m    specifies the address of a buffer to receive
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30[1mRETURN VALUE[0m
31       This  routine  returns  0  if the operation was successful
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33       operation failed. In the latter case, [1mserrno [22mis set
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36[1mERRORS[0m
37       [1mEFAULT        [4m[22musername[24m  or  [4muid[24m  is a
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40       [1mEINVAL       [22mThis user name does not exist  in  the
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42                    ble  or the length of [4musername[24m exceeds
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45       [1mSENOSHOST    [22mHost unknown.
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49       [1mSECOMERR     [22mCommunication error.
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51       [1mENSNACT      [22mName server is not running or is being
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56LFC                         $Date:    2005/10/19    11:30:57    $
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