Man Linux: Main Page and Category List

NAME

       dpns_startsess - start session

SYNOPSIS

       #include <sys/types.h>
       #include "dpns_api.h"

       int dpns_startsess (char *server, char *comment);

DESCRIPTION

       dpns_startsess  starts  session.   The connection to the Name Server is
       kept open until dpns_endsess is  explicitly  called.   Requests  issued
       between dpns_startsess and dpns_endsess are independent from each other
       and are individually committed or rolled back.  The comment  is  logged
       in the server log.

RETURN VALUE

       This  routine  returns  0  if the operation was successful or -1 if the
       operation failed. In the latter case, serrno is set appropriately.

ERRORS

       EINVAL       The length of comment exceeds CA_MAXCOMMENTLEN.

       SENOSHOST    Host unknown.

       SENOSSERV    Service unknown.

       SECOMERR     Communication error.

       ENSNACT      Name server is not running or is being shutdown.

SEE ALSO

       dpns_endsess(3)

DPNS         $Date: 2010-04-05 09:51:26 +0200 (Mon, 05 Apr 20DPNS$STARTSESS(3)