RPC_XDR

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NAME

xdr_accepted_reply xdr_authsys_parms xdr_callhdr xdr_callmsg xdr_opaque_auth xdr_rejected_reply xdr_replymsg - XDR library routines for remote procedure calls

SYNOPSIS

In rpc/rpc.h Ft bool_t Fn xdr_accepted_reply XDR *xdrs struct accepted_reply *ar Ft bool_t Fn xdr_authsys_parms XDR *xdrs struct authsys_parms *aupp Ft bool_t Fn xdr_callhdr XDR *xdrs struct rpc_msg *chdr Ft bool_t Fn xdr_callmsg XDR *xdrs struct rpc_msg *cmsg Ft bool_t Fn xdr_opaque_auth XDR *xdrs struct opaque_auth *ap Ft bool_t Fn xdr_rejected_reply XDR *xdrs struct rejected_reply *rr Ft bool_t Fn xdr_replymsg XDR *xdrs struct rpc_msg *rmsg

DESCRIPTION

These routines are used for describing the RPC messages in XDR language. They should normally be used by those who do not want to use the RPC package directly. These routines return TRUE if they succeed, FALSE otherwise.

Routines

See rpc(3) for the definition of the Vt XDR data structure.

Fn xdr_accepted_reply: Used to translate between RPC reply messages and their external representation. It includes the status of the RPC call in the XDR language format. In the case of success, it also includes the call results.
Fn xdr_authsys_parms: Used for describing UNIX operating system credentials. It includes machine-name, uid, gid list, etc.
Fn xdr_callhdr: Used for describing RPC call header messages. It encodes the static part of the call message header in the XDR language format. It includes information such as transaction ID, RPC version number, program and version number.
Fn xdr_callmsg: Used for describing RPC call messages. This includes all the RPC call information such as transaction ID, RPC version number, program number, version number, authentication information, etc. This is normally used by servers to determine information about the client RPC call.
Fn xdr_opaque_auth: Used for describing RPC opaque authentication information messages.
Fn xdr_rejected_reply: Used for describing RPC reply messages. It encodes the rejected RPC message in the XDR language format. The message could be rejected either because of version number mis-match or because of authentication errors.
Fn xdr_replymsg: Used for describing RPC reply messages. It translates between the RPC reply message and its external representation. This reply could be either an acceptance, rejection or NULL

AVAILABILITY

These functions are part of libtirpc.