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xtsolgetworkstationowner

XTSOLgetWorkstationOwner(3XTSOL)		 Trusted Extensions to X Windows Library Functions		  XTSOLgetWorkstationOwner(3XTSOL)

NAME

       XTSOLgetWorkstationOwner - get the ownership of the workstation

SYNOPSIS

       cc [flag...] file... -lX11 -lXtsol [library...]
       #include <X11/extensions/Xtsol.h>

       Status XTSOLgetWorkstationOwner(display, uidp);

       Display *display;
       uid_t *uidp;

PARAMETERS

       display	  Specifies a pointer to the Display structure; returned from XOpenDisplay().

       uidp	  Returns a UID which is the current UID of the specified Display workstation server. Client must provide a pointer to uid_t.

DESCRIPTION

       The XTSOLgetWorkstationOwner() function retrieves the ownership of the workstation.

RETURN VALUES

       None.

ERRORS

       BadAccess    Lack of privilege.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +---------------------------+-------------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	   |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +---------------------------+-------------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	   | Committed			   |
       +---------------------------+-------------------------------+
       |MT-Level		   | Unsafe			   |
       +---------------------------+-------------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       libXtsol(3LIB), XTSOLsetWorkstationOwner(3XTSOL), attributes(5)

       Obtaining the X Window Server Workstation Owner ID in Solaris Trusted Extensions Developer's Guide

NOTES

       The functionality described on this manual page is available only if the system is configured with Trusted Extensions.

SunOS 5.11							    20 Jul 2007 				  XTSOLgetWorkstationOwner(3XTSOL)