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ea_error(3EXACCT)				 Extended Accounting File Access Library Functions				 ea_error(3EXACCT)

NAME
       ea_error - error interface to extended accounting library

SYNOPSIS
       cc [ flag... ] file... -lexacct [ library ... ]
       #include <exacct.h>

       int ea_error(void);

DESCRIPTION
       The  ea_error()	function  returns  the	error value of the last failure recorded by the invocation of one of the functions of the extended
       accounting library, libexacct.

RETURN VALUES
       EXR_CORRUPT_FILE    A function failed because the file was not a valid exacct file.

       EXR_EOF		   A function detected the end of the file, either when reading forwards or backwards through the file.

       EXR_INVALID_BUF	   When unpacking an object, an invalid unpack buffer was specified.

       EXR_INVALID_OBJ	   The object type passed to the function is not valid for the requested operation, for example passing a group object	to
			   ea_set_item(3EXACCT).

       EXR_NO_CREATOR	   When  creating  a new file no creator was specified, or when opening a file for reading the creator value did not match
			   the value in the file.

       EXR_NOTSUPP	   An unsupported type of access was attempted, for example attempting to write to a file that was opened read-only.

       EXR_OK		   The function completed successfully.

       EXR_SYSCALL_FAIL    A system call invoked  by  the  function  failed.  The errno  variable  contains  the  error value set by the  underly-
			   ing call.

       EXR_UNKN_VERSION    The file referred to by name uses an exacct file version that cannot be processed by this library.

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

       +----------------------+------------------------------------+
       |   ATTRIBUTE TYPE     | 	 ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +----------------------+------------------------------------+
       |Interface Stability   |Evolving 			   |
       +----------------------+------------------------------------+
       |MT-Level	      |MT-Safe				   |
       +----------------------+------------------------------------+

SEE ALSO
       read(2), libexacct(3LIB), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.11							    29 Nov 2001 						 ea_error(3EXACCT)