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 NAME

   dced_hostdata_delete - Deletes a hostdata item from a specific
                          host and removes the associated entry
                          from dced

 SYNOPSIS

   #include <dce/dced.h>

   void dced_hostdata_delete( dced_binding_handle_t  dced_bh,
                              uuid_t                 *entry_uuid,
                              error_status_t         *status );

 PARAMETERS

   Input

   dced_bh
       Specifies the dced binding handle for the hostdata service
       on a specific host.

   entry_uuid
       Specifies the UUID of the hostdata entry (and associated data)
       to delete.

   Output

   status
       Returns the status code from this routine.  This status code
       indicates whether the routine completed successfully or, if
       not, why not.  The possible status codes are:

            error_status_ok
            db_s_bad_index_type
            db_s_del_failed
            db_s_iter_not_allowed
            db_s_key_not_found
            dced_s_bad_binding
            dced_s_cant_remove_storage_file
            dced_s_not_found
            sec_acl_invalid_permission

 DESCRIPTION

   The dced_hostdata_delete() routine deletes a hostdata item (a file)
   from a specific host, and removes the associated entry from the host
   data service of that host's dced.

   If you want to only make the data inaccessible remotely but not
   delete it, use the dced_entry_remove() routine which only removes
   the data's hostdata entry.

   Prior to calling the dced_hostdata_delete() routine, the
   application must have established a valid dced binding handle
   for the hostdata service by calling either the
   dced_binding_create() or dced_binding_from_rpc_binding()
   routine.

 WARNINGS

   Do not delete the standard hostdata items such as cell_name,
   cell_aliases, host_name, post_processors, or dce_cf.db.  This
   will cause operational problems for the host.

 RELATED INFORMATION

   Routines:   dced_entry_remove
               dced_hostdata_read
               dced_binding_create
               dced_binding_from_rpc_binding

   Books: OSF DCE Application Development Guide.