Prints the error message corresponding to status as "label: error message" on standard error.
cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lnsl [ library ... ] #include <rpcsvc/nis.h>
char * nis_sperrno(nis_error status); void nis_perror(nis_error status, char * label); void nis_lerror(nis_error status, char * label); char * nis_sperror_r(nis_error status, char * label, char * buf, int length); char * nis_sperror(nis_error status, char * label);
One of a group of NIS+ APIs that convert NIS+ status values into strings, nis_perror prints the error messages corresponding to status as "label: error messages" on standard error.
nis_add_entry, nis_first_entry, nis_list, nis_local_directory, nis_lookup, nis_modify_entry, nis_next_entry, nis_remove_entry, and nis_sperror.
Network Information Services+ and NIS+ Namespace and Structure in AIX Version 4.3 Network Information Services (NIS and NIS+) Guide.
TCP/IP Protocols in AIX Version 4.3 System Management Guide: Communications and Networks.
List of NIS and NIS+ Programming References and Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Overview for Programming in AIX Version 4.3 Communications Programming Concepts.