---
name: "lfc_getusrbynam"
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_getusrbynam"
---

# lfc\_getusrbynam(3)

get virtual uid associated with a given user name

## NAME

lfc\_getusrbynam - get virtual uid associated with a given user name

## SYNOPSIS

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

**int lfc\_getusrbynam (char \****username***,** **uid\_t \****uid***)**

## DESCRIPTION

**lfc\_getusrbynam** gets the virtual uid associated with a given user name.

- *username*

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

- *uid*

  specifies the address of a buffer to receive the Virtual User 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**

  *username* or *uid* is a NULL pointer.

- **EINVAL**

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

- **SENOSHOST**

  Host unknown.

- **SENOSSERV**

  Service unknown.

- **SECOMERR**

  Communication error.

- **ENSNACT**

  Name server is not running or is being shutdown.