Serializes and deserializes credentials in an authentication parameter structure. Format #include <tcpip$rpcxdr.h> bool_t xdr_authunix_parms (XDR *xdrs, struct authunix_parms *authp);
1 – Arguments
xdrs A pointer to an XDR stream handle created by one of the XDR stream-handle creation routines. authp A pointer to an authunix_parms structure.
2 – Description
Used for externally describing standard UNIX credentials. On a TCP/IP Services host, this routine encodes the host name, the user ID, and the group ID. It sets the group ID list to NULL. This routine is useful for users who want to generate these credentials without using the ONC RPC authentication package.
3 – Return Values
TRUE Indicates success. FALSE Indicates failure.