---
name: "dpns_getgrpbynam"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libdpm-dev"
version: "1.10.0-2+b3"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dpns_getgrpbynam"
---

# dpns\_getgrpbynam(3)

get virtual gid associated with a given group name

## NAME

dpns\_getgrpbynam - get virtual gid associated with a given group name

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<sys/types.h\>**\
 **#include "dpns\_api.h"**

**int dpns\_getgrpbynam (char \****groupname***,** **gid\_t \****gid***)**

## DESCRIPTION

**dpns\_getgrpbynam** gets the virtual gid associated with a given group name.

- *groupname*

  specifies the group name. It must be at most 255 characters long.

- *gid*

  specifies the address of a buffer to receive the Virtual Group Id.

## RETURN VALUE

This routine returns 0 if the operation was successful or -1 if the operation failed. In the latter case, **serrno** is set appropriately.

## ERRORS

- **EFAULT**

  *groupname* or *gid* is a NULL pointer.

- **EINVAL**

  This group name does not exist in the internal mapping table or the length of *groupname* exceeds 255.

- **SENOSHOST**

  Host unknown.

- **SENOSSERV**

  Service unknown.

- **SECOMERR**

  Communication error.

- **ENSNACT**

  Name server is not running or is being shutdown.