EA_ERROR(3EXACCT)					     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 underlying 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)

				 Nov 29, 2001		     EA_ERROR(3EXACCT)

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