LFC_GETCOMMENT(3)					       LFC Library Functions						 LFC_GETCOMMENT(3)

NAME

       lfc_getcomment - get the comment associated with a LFC file/directory in the name server

SYNOPSIS

       #include <sys/types.h>
       #include "lfc_api.h"

       int lfc_getcomment (const char *path, char *comment)

DESCRIPTION

       lfc_getcomment gets the comment associated with a LFC file/directory in the name server.

       path   specifies the logical pathname relative to the current LFC directory or the full LFC pathname.

       comment
	      points at a buffer to receive the comment.  The buffer must be at least CA_MAXCOMMENTLEN+1 characters long.

RETURN VALUE

       This routine returns 0 if the operation was successful or -1 if the operation failed. In the latter case, serrno is set appropriately.

ERRORS

       ENOENT	    The named directory does not exist or is a null pathname or there is no comment associated with this path.

       EACCES	    Search  permission	is denied on a component of the path prefix or the caller effective user ID does not match the owner ID of
		    the file or read permission on the file/directory itself is denied.

       EFAULT	    path or comment is a NULL pointer.

       ENAMETOOLONG The length of path exceeds CA_MAXPATHLEN or the length of a path component exceeds CA_MAXNAMELEN.

       SENOSHOST    Host unknown.

       SENOSSERV    Service unknown.

       SECOMERR     Communication error.

       ENSNACT	    Name server is not running or is being shutdown.

SEE ALSO

       Castor_limits(4), lfc_chdir(3)

AUTHOR

       LCG Grid Deployment Team

LFC
					       $Date: 2010-12-13 11:48:43 +0100 (Mon, 13 Dec 2010) $				 LFC_GETCOMMENT(3)