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

# lfc\_getgrpbygids(3)

get group names associated with given virtual gids

## NAME

lfc\_getgrpbygids - get group names associated with given virtual gids

## SYNOPSIS

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

**int lfc\_getgrpbygids (int** *nbgroups***,** **gid\_t \****gids***,** **char \*\****groupnames***)**

## DESCRIPTION

**lfc\_getgrpbygids** gets the group names associated with given virtual gids.

- *nbgroups*

  specifies the number of gids.

- *gids*

  specifies the Virtual Group Ids.

- *groupnames*

  specifies a buffer to receive the pointers to the associated group names. The buffer must be big enough to hold *nbgroups* pointer values. The client application is responsible for freeing the array elements when not needed anymore.

## 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

- **ENOMEM**

  Memory could not be allocated for unmarshalling the reply.

- **EFAULT**

  *gids* or *groupnames* is a NULL pointer.

- **EINVAL**

  *nbgroups* is not strictly positive or one of the gids does not exist in the internal mapping table.

- **SENOSHOST**

  Host unknown.

- **SENOSSERV**

  Service unknown.

- **SECOMERR**

  Communication error.

- **ENSNACT**

  Name server is not running or is being shutdown.