endservent(3)endservent(3)NAME
endservent, endservent_r - Close the network services database file.
SYNOPSIS
#include <netdb.h>
void endservent(
void );
[Tru64 UNIX] The following function is supported in order to maintain
backward compatibility with previous versions of the operating system.
void endservent_r(
struct servent_data *serv_data );
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc)
STANDARDS
Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry stan‐
dards as follows:
endservent(): XNS4.0, XNS5.0
Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about
industry standards and associated tags.
PARAMETERS
[Tru64 UNIX] For endservent_r() only, this is data for services data‐
base.
DESCRIPTION
The endservent() function closes either the local /etc/services file or
the NIS distributed services file, previously opened with the getser‐
vent(), getservbyname(), or getservbyport() function. To determine
which file or files to search, and in which order, the system uses the
switches in the /etc/svc.conf file.
[Tru64 UNIX] If the most recent setservent() function was performed
with a nonzero parameter, a subsequent endservent() function will not
close the network services database file.
NOTES
[Tru64 UNIX] The endservent_r() function is the reentrant version of
the endservent() function. It is supported in order to maintain back‐
ward compatibility with previous versions of the operating system. The
netdb.h header file defines the serv_data structure.
ERRORS
Current industry standards do not define error values for the endser‐
vent() function.
[Tru64 UNIX] If the endservent_r() function fails, errno may be set
to: serv_data is NULL.
FILES
Contains service names. The database service selection configuration
file.
SEE ALSO
Functions: getservent(3), getservbyname(3), getservbyport(3), setser‐
vent(3).
Files: services(4), svc.conf(4).
Networks: nis_intro(7).
Standards: standards(5).
Network Programmer's Guide
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