---
name: "lfc_modifygrpmap"
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_modifygrpmap"
---

# lfc\_modifygrpmap(3)

modify group entry corresponding to a given virtual gid

## NAME

lfc\_modifygrpmap - modify group entry corresponding to a given virtual gid

## SYNOPSIS

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

**int lfc\_modifygrpmap (gid\_t** *gid***,** **char \****newname***,** **int** *status)*

## DESCRIPTION

**lfc\_modifygrpmap** modifies the group entry corresponding to a given virtual gid.

- *gid*

  specifies the Virtual Group Id.

- *newname*

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

- *status*

  status can be set to 0 or a combination of ARGUS\_BAN and LOCAL\_BAN.

This function requires ADMIN privilege.

## 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

- **EACCES**

  The caller does not have ADMIN privilege.

- **EFAULT**

  *newname* is a NULL pointer.

- **EEXIST**

  This group exists already.

- **EINVAL**

  This gid does not exist in the internal mapping table or the length of *newname* exceeds 255.

- **SENOSHOST**

  Host unknown.

- **SENOSSERV**

  Service unknown.

- **SECOMERR**

  Communication error.

- **ENSNACT**

  Name server is not running or is being shutdown.