authunix_create()

The authunix_create() call creates and returns a UNIX-based authentication handle.

Syntax

#include <rpc\rpc.h>

AUTH *
authunix_create(host, uid, gid, len, aup_gids)
char *host;
int uid;
int gid;
int len;
int *aup_gids;

Parameters

host

Pointer to the symbolic name of the host where the desired server is located.

User's user ID.

User's group ID.

Length of the information pointed to by aup_gids.

Pointer to an array of groups to which the user belongs.

Description

The authunix_create() call creates and returns an authentication handle that contains UNIX-based authentication information.

Related Calls

auth_destroy() authnone_create()
authunix_create_default()