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 NAME
   sec_pwd_mgmt_setup  - Sets up the user's password policy information

 SYNOPSIS
 #include <dce/sec_pwd_mgmt.h>

 void sec_pwd_mgmt_setup(
         sec_pwd_mgmt_handle_t   *pwd_mgmt_h,
         sec_rgy_handle_t                context,
         sec_rgy_login_name_t    login_name,
         sec_login_handle_t      your_lc,
         rpc_binding_handle_t    pwd_mgmt_bind_h,
         error_status_t          *stp
         )

 PARAMETERS

 Input

 context
        A registry server handle indicating the desired registry site.

 login_name
        The login name of the user.

 your_lc
        The login context handle of the user currently logged in.  If
        null is specified, the default login context will be used.

 pwd_mgmt_bind_h
        An RPC binding handle to the password management server. Use of
        this parameter is currently unsupported. The password management
        server binding handle will be retrieved from the pwd_mgmt_binding
        ERA. Set this parameter to NULL.

 Output

 pwd_mgmt_h
        A pointer to an opaque handle to password management/policy data.
        pwd_mgmt_h contains, among other data, the account name, values
        of password management ERAs, and a binding handle to the password
        management server.

 stp    A pointer to the completion status. On successful completion,
        stp is assigned error_status_ok. Otherwise, it returns an error.

 DESCRIPTION

 The sec_pwd_mgmt_setup() routine collects the data required to perform
 remote password management calls to the password management server.

 FILES

 SYS$COMMON:[DCE$LIBRARY]SEC_PWD_MGMT.IDL
        The idl file from which dce/sec_pwd_mgmt.h was derived.

 ERRORS

 sec_s_no_memory
              Not enough memory is available to complete the operation.

 sec_rgy_server_unavailable
              The network registry is not available.

 error_status_ok
              The call was successful

 RELATED INFORMATION

 Functions: sec_intro
            sec_pwd_mgmt_free_handle
            sec_pwd_mgmt_gen_pwd
            sec_pwd_mgmt_get_val_type
            pwd_strengthd
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