SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>#include "lfc_api.h"
lfc_DIR *lfc_opendir (const char *path)
DESCRIPTION
lfc_opendir opens a LFC directory in the name server to be used in subsequent lfc_readdir operations. A lfc_DIR structure and a buffer to cache the directory entries are allocated in the client API.- path
- specifies the logical pathname relative to the current LFC directory or the full LFC pathname.
RETURN VALUE
This routine returns a pointer to be used in the subsequent directory function calls if the operation was successful or NULL if the operation failed. In the latter case, serrno is set appropriately.ERRORS
- ENOENT
- A component of path prefix does not exist or path is a null pathname.
- EACCES
- Search permission is denied on a component of the path prefix or read permission is denied on path.
- EFAULT
- path is a NULL pointer.
- ENOTDIR
- A component of path prefix is not a directory.
- ENAMETOOLONG
- The length of path exceeds CA_MAXPATHLEN or the length of a path component exceeds CA_MAXNAMELEN.
- SENOSHOST
- Host unknown.
- SENOSSERV
- Service unknown.
- SECOMERR
- Communication error.
- ENSNACT
- Name server is not running or is being shutdown.
AUTHOR
LCG Grid Deployment Team