NAME

dce_aud_reset — Resets the cursors and the file pointers of the specified audit trail file.  Used by the trail analysis and examination tools. 

Synopsis

void dce_aud_reset(
dce_aud_trail_t ∗at,
unsigned32 ∗status);

Parameters

Input

atA pointer to the descriptor of an audit trail file previously opened by the function dce_aud_open(). 

Output

statusThe status code returned by this function. This status code indicates whether the routine was completed successfully or not. If the routine was not completed successfully, the reason for the failure is given.  For a list of the possible status codes and their meanings, see “Errors”. 

Description

The dce_aud_reset() function resets the cursors and the file pointers of the specified audit trail file. The function is used to explicitly reset the current cursors and file pointers to the beginning of the audit trail file. 

dce_aud_open() must be called to specify the desired audit trail file.  Otherwise, dce_aud_reset() will reset the audit trail which is currently set in the value of at. 

If the call is successful, the file cursors are set to the beginning of the file. 

Return Values

No value is returned. 

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.  The possible status codes and their meanings are:

aud_s_ok
The call was successful

aud_s_invalid_trail_descriptor
The audit trail descriptor is invalid

Related Information

Functions: dce_aud_rewind(3sec), dce_aud_clean(3sec), dce_aud_open(3sec).