NAME dce_cf_prin_name_from_host - Returns the host's principal name SYNOPSIS #include <dce/dce_cf.h> void dce_cf_prin_name_from_host( char *hostname, char **prin_name, error_status_t *status); PARAMETERS INPUT hostname - The name of the host. Note that host names are case sensitive. If NULL, the configuration file is searched for the hostname, and that name, if found, is used. OUTPUT prin_name - The principal name associated with the specified host. status - Returns the status code from this operation. The status code is a value that indicates whether the routine completed successfully and if not, why not. Possible status codes and their meanings are as follows: dce_cf_st_ok Operation completed successfully. dce_cf_e_file_open File open error. dce_cf_e_no_mem No memory available. dce_cf_e_no_match No hostname entry in the DCE configuration file. DESCRIPTION The dce_cf_prin_name_from_host() routine returns the principal name associated with the hostname passed to it. If hostname is NULL, dce_cf_prin_name_from_host() returns the principal name associated with the name returned by dce_cf_get_host_name(). FILES DCE$LOCAL:[000000]dce_cf.db The machine's local DCE configuration file (where dcelocal is usually something like DIA0:[SYS0.DCELOCAL.]). RETURN VALUES No value is returned. RELATED INFORMATION FUNCTIONS: dce_cf_binding_entry_from_host dce_cf_find_name_by_key dce_cf_get_cell_name dce_cf_get_host_name BOOKS: OSF DCE Administration Guide.