endservent(3)						     Library Functions Manual						     endservent(3)

NAME

       endservent, endservent_r - Close the network services database file.

LIBRARY

       Standard C Library (libc.so, libc.a)

SYNOPSIS

       #include <netdb.h>
       void endservent(void);

       [Tru64  UNIX]  The following function is supported in order to maintain backward compatibility with previous versions of the operating sys-
       tem.  void endservent_r(      struct servent_data *serv_data);

STANDARDS

       Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows:

       endservent():  XNS4.0

       Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about industry standards and associated tags.

PARAMETERS

       [Tru64 UNIX]  For endservent_r() only, this is data for services database.

DESCRIPTION

       The endservent() function closes either the local /etc/services file or the NIS distributed services file, previously opened with the  get-
       servent(),  getservbyname(), or getservbyport function. To determine which file or files to search, and in which order, the system uses the
       switches in the /etc/svc.conf file.

       [Tru64 UNIX]  If the most recent setservent() function was performed with a nonzero parameter, a subsequent endservent() function will  not
       close the network services database file.

NOTES

       [Tru64  UNIX]  The  endservent_r()  function  is  the reentrant version of the endservent() function.  It is supported in order to maintain
       backward compatibility with previous versions of the operating system.  The netdb.h header file defines the serv_data structure.

ERRORS

       Current industry standards do not define error values for the endservent() function.

       [Tru64 UNIX]  If the endservent_r() function fails, errno may be set to: serv_data is NULL.

FILES

       Contains service names.	The database service selection configuration file.

RELATED INFORMATION

       Functions: getservent(3), getservbyname(3), getservbyport(3), setservent(3).

       Files: services(4), svc.conf(4).

       Networks: nis_intro(7).

       Standards: standards(5).  delim off

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