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AIX Version 4.3 Communications Technical Reference, Volume 1

netname2host Subroutine

Purpose

Converts an operating-system-independent network name to a domain-specific host name.

Library

C Library (libc.a)

Syntax

#include <rpc/rpc.h>
netname2host (name, host, hostlen)
char *name;
char *host;
int hostlen;

Description

The netname2host subroutine converts an operating-system-independent network name to a domain-specific host name.

This subroutine is the inverse of the host2netname subroutine.

Parameters

name Specifies the network name (or netname) of the server process owner. The name parameter can be either the host name derived from the host2netname subroutine or the user name derived from the user2netname subroutine.
host Points to the name of the machine on which the permissions were created.
hostlen Specifies the size of the host name.

Return Values

Upon successful completion, this subroutine returns a value of 1. If unsuccessful, it returns a value of 0.

Implementation Specifics

This subroutine is part of Base Operating System (BOS) Runtime.

Related Information

The host2netname subroutine, user2netname subroutine.

List of RPC Programming References.

Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Overview for Programming in AIX Version 4.3 Communications Programming Concepts.


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