Name

dce_server_inq_attr - Obtains from dced the value of an attribute known to the server

Synopsis

#include <dce/dced.h> void dce_server_inq_attr(
uuid_t attribute_uuid,
sec_attr_t ∗value,
error_status_t ∗status);

Parameters

Input

attribute_uuid
The UUID dced uses to identify an attribute. 

Output

valueReturns the attribute. 

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

Description

The dce_server_inq_attr() routine obtains an attribute from the environment created by dced when it started the server.  Each server maintains among other things, a list of attributes that are used to describe application-specific behavior. 

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

dced_s_server_attr_not_found

dced_s_not_started_by_dced

Related Information

Functions: dce_server_inq_server(3dce), dce_server_inq_uuids(3dce), dced_intro(3dce), sec_intro(3sec). 

Books: OSF DCE Application Development Guide.