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NAME

       lfc_getgrpbynam - get virtual gid associated with a given group name

SYNOPSIS

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

       int lfc_getgrpbynam (char *groupname, gid_t *gid)

DESCRIPTION

       lfc_getgrpbynam  gets  the  virtual  gid  associated with a given group
       name.

       groupname
              specifies the group name.  It must be  at  most  255  characters
              long.

       gid    specifies  the  address of a buffer to receive the Virtual Group
              Id.

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

       EFAULT       groupname or gid is a NULL pointer.

       EINVAL       This  group  name  does  not exist in the internal mapping
                    table or the length of groupname exceeds 255.

       SENOSHOST    Host unknown.

       SENOSSERV    Service unknown.

       SECOMERR     Communication error.

       ENSNACT      Name server is not running or is being shutdown.