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

 NAME
   sec_rgy_properties_get_info - Returns registry properties

 SYNOPSIS

   #include <dce/policy.h>

   void sec_rgy_properties_get_info(
           sec_rgy_handle_t context,
           sec_rgy_properties_t *properties,
           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.

   Output

   properties
          A pointer to a sec_rgy_properties_t structure to receive the
          returned property information. A registry's property information
          contains information such as the default and minimum lifetime
          and other restrictions on privilege attribute certificates, the
          realm authentication name, and whether or not this replica of
          the registry supports updates.

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

 DESCRIPTION

   The sec_rgy_properties_get_info() routine returns a list of the registry
   properties.

   The property information consists of the following:

   read_version
          A stamp specifying the earliest version of the registry server
          software that can read from this registry.

   write_version
          A stamp specifying the earliest version of the registry server
          software that can write to this registry.

   minimum_ticket_lifetime
          The minimum period of time for which an authentication ticket
          remains valid.

   default_certificate_lifetime
          The default period of time for which an authentication
          certificate (ticket-granting ticket) remains valid.  A process
          can request an authentication certificate with a longer
          lifetime.  Note that the maximum lifetime for an authentication
          certificate cannot exceed the lifetime established by the
          effective policy for the requesting account.

   low_unix_id_person
          The lowest UNIX ID that can be assigned to a principal in the
          registry.

   low_unix_id_group
          The lowest UNIX ID that can be assigned to a group in the
          registry.

   low_unix_id_org
          The lowest UNIX ID that can be assigned to an organization in
          the registry.

   max_unix_id
          The maximum UNIX ID that can be used for any item in the
          registry.

   realm  A character string naming the cell controlled by this registry.

   realm_uuid
          The UUID of the cell controlled by this registry.

   flags  Flags indicating whether

          sec_rgy_prop_readonly
                     If TRUE, the registry database is read-only.

          sec_rgy_prop_auth_cert_unbound
                     If TRUE, privilege attribute certificates can be
                     generated for use at any site.

          sec_rgy_prop_shadow_password
                     If FALSE, passwords can be distributed over the
                     network.  If this flag is TRUE, passwords will be
                     stripped from the returned data to the
                     sec_rgy_acct_lookup(), and other calls that return
                     an account's encoded password.

          sec_rgy_prop_embedded_unix_id
                     All registry UUIDs contain embedded UNIX IDs. This
                     implies that the UNIX ID of any registry object
                     cannot be changed, since UUIDs are immutable.

   Permissions Required

   The sec_rgy_properties_get_info() routine requires the r (read)
   permission on the policy object from which the property information
   is to be returned.

 FILES

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

 ERRORS

   sec_rgy_server_unavailable
                The DCE Registry Server is unavailable.

   error_status_ok
                The call was successful.

 RELATED INFORMATION

   Functions: sec_intro
              sec_rgy_properties_set_info