NAME
   sec_rgy_site_open - Binds to a registry site

 SYNOPSIS

 #include <dce/binding.h>

 void sec_rgy_site_open(
         unsigned_char_t *site_name,
         sec_rgy_handle_t *context,
         error_status_t *status);

 PARAMETERS

 Input

 site_name
        A pointer to a character string (type unsigned_char_t)
        containing the name of the registry site to bind to.  Supply
        this name in any of the following forms:

         + To randomly choose a site to bind to in the named cell,
           specify a cell name (for example, /.../r_d.com or /.: for
           the local cell)

         + To bind to a specific site in a specific cell, specify either
           the site's global name (for example,
           /.../r_d.com/subsys/dce/sec/rs_server_250_2) or the site's
           network address (for example, ncadg_ip_udp:15.22.144.248)

 Note that if you specify the name of a specific secd to bind to and
 the name is not valid, the call will bind to a random site in the cell
 if the specified cell name is valid.

 Output

 context
        A pointer to a sec_rgy_handle_t variable. Upon return, this
        contains a registry server handle indicating ("bound to") the
        desired registry site.

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

 DESCRIPTION

 The sec_rgy_site_open() routine binds to a registry site at the level
 of security specified in the rpc_binding_set_auth_info() call.  The
 site_name parameter identifies the registry to use.  If site_name is
 NULL, or a zero-length string, a registry site in the local cell is
 selected by the client agent.  The caller must have established a
 valid network identity for this call to succeed.

 NOTES

 To bind to a registry site, the use of the sec_rgy_site_bind() call is
 recommended in place of this call.

 Like sec_rgy_site_open_query() routine, this routine binds arbitrarily
 to either an update or query site.  Although update sites can accept
 queries, query sites cannot accept updates.  To specifically select
 an update site, use sec_rgy_site_open_update().

 FILES

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

 ERRORS

 sec_login_s_no_current_context
              The caller does not have a valid network login context.

 sec_rgy_server_unavailable
              The requested registry server is not available.

 error_status_ok
              The call was successful.

 RELATED INFORMATION

 Functions: sec_intro
            sec_rgy_site_close
            sec_rgy_site_is_readonly
            sec_rgy_site_open_query
            sec_rgy_site_open_update