VMS Help DCE_SECURITY, API Routines, sec_id_gen_name  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

 NAME
   sec_id_gen_name - Generates a global name from cell and principal UUIDs

 SYNOPSIS

   #include <dce/secidmap.h>

   void sec_id_gen_name(
           sec_rgy_handle_t context,
           uuid_t *cell_idp,
           uuid_t *princ_idp,
           sec_rgy_name_t global_name,
           sec_rgy_name_t cell_namep,
           sec_rgy_name_t princ_namep,
           error_status_t *status);

 PARAMETERS

   Input

   context
         An opaque handle bound to a registry server.  Use
         sec_rgy_site_open() to acquire a bound handle.

   cell_idp
         A pointer to the UUID of the home cell of the principal whose
         name is in question.

   princ_idp
         A pointer to the UUID of the principal whose name is in question.

   Output

   global_name
         The global (full) name of the principal in sec_rgy_name_t form.

   cell_namep
         The name of the principal's home cell in sec_rgy_name_t form.

   princ_namep
         The local (with respect to the home cell) name of the principal in
         sec_rgy_name_t form.

   status
         A pointer to the completion status.  On successful completion, the
         function returns error_status_ok.  Otherwise, it returns an error.

 DESCRIPTION

   The sec_id_gen_name() routine generates a global name from input cell
   and principal UUIDs.  For example, given a UUID specifying the cell
   /.../world/hp/brazil, and a UUID specifying a principal resident in that
   cell named writers/tom, the routine would return the global name of that
   principal, in this case, /.../world/hp/brazil/writers/tom. It also
   returns the simple names of the cell and principal, translated from the
   UUIDs.

   The routine will not produce translations to any name for which a NULL
   pointer has been supplied.

   Permissions Required

   The sec_id_gen_name() routine requires at least one permission of any
   kind on the account associated with the input cell and principal UUIDs.

 FILES
     SYS$COMMON:[DCE$LIBRARY]SECIDMAP.IDL
                The idl file from which dce/secidmap.h was derived.

 ERRORS

   sec_id_e_name_too_long
                The name is too long for current implementation.

   sec_id_e_bad_cell_uuid
                The cell UUID is not valid.

   sec_rgy_object_not_found
                The registry server could not find the specified principal.

   sec_rgy_server_unavailable
                The DCE Registry Server is unavailable.

   error_status_ok
                The call was successful.

 RELATED INFORMATION

   Functions: sec_intro
              sec_id_gen_group
              sec_id_parse_group
              sec_id_parse_name