cldap_open(3LDAP)					      LDAP Library Functions						 cldap_open(3LDAP)

NAME

       cldap_open - LDAP connectionless communication preparation

SYNOPSIS

       cc[ flag... ] file... -lldap[ library... ]

       #include <lber.h>
       #include <ldap.h>

       LDAP *cldap_open(char *host, int port);

PARAMETERS

       host	       The name of the host on which the LDAP server is running.

       port	       The port number to connect.

DESCRIPTION

       The  cldap_open() function is called to prepare for connectionless LDAP communication (over udp(7P)).  It allocates an LDAP structure which
       is passed to future search requests.

       If the default IANA-assigned port of 389 is desired,  LDAP_PORT should be specified for port.
	host can contain a space-separated list of hosts or addresses to try. cldap_open() returns a pointer to an LDAP structure, which should be
       passed  to subsequent calls to cldap_search_s(3LDAP), cldap_setretryinfo(3LDAP), and cldap_close(3LDAP).  Certain fields in the LDAP struc-
       ture can be set to indicate size limit, time limit, and how aliases are handled during operations.  See ldap_open(3LDAP) and  <ldap.h>  for
       more details.

ERRORS

       If an error occurs, cldap_open() will return  NULL and  errno will be set appropriately.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for a description of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |	 ATTRIBUTE	     |				   |
       |TYPE			     |ATTRIBUTE VALUE		   |
       |Availability		     |SUNWcsl (32-bit)		   |
       |			     |SUNWcslx (64-bit) 	   |
       |Interface Stability	     |Evolving			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       ldap(3LDAP) cldap_search_s(3LDAP), cldap_setretryinfo(3LDAP), cldap_close(3LDAP), attributes(5), udp(7P)

SunOS 5.10							    27 Jan 2002 						 cldap_open(3LDAP)