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<h2>res_hostalias()--Retrieve the host alias</h2>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;Syntax<br>
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#include &lt;sys/types.h&gt;
#include &lt;netinet/in.h&gt;
#include &lt;arpa/nameser.h&gt;
#include &lt;resolv.h&gt;
const char * res_hostalias(const state* <em>res</em>,
const char* <em>name</em>,
char* <em>destination</em>,
size_t <em>destination_length</em>)
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&nbsp;&nbsp;Service Program Name: QSOSRV2<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;Default Public Authority: *USE<br>
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<p>The <em>res_hostalias()</em> looks up the specified name in the host aliases
file specified by the environment variable <em>HOSTALIASES</em>.</p>
<p>A user may create a host aliases file. This file maps user defined aliases
to host names, unlike the i5/OS host table (or a DNS) which maps host names to
ip addresses. Also, it requires no special authorities for a user to define an
alias. It's simply a shorthand for a server which can be easily changed and
controlled by users. No iSeries server default alias file is created.</p>
<p>The format is simply an alias followed by blank(s) followed by a domain
name. For example, mypc may be an alias for m999.mydomain.ibm.com and myaix may
be an alias for m111.mydomain.ibm.com:</p>
<p>mypc m999.mydomain.ibm.com.</p>
<p>myaix m111.mydomain.ibm.com</p>
<p>Other functions, like <a href="resnsearch.htm">res_nsearch()</a> or <a href=
"tsghostb.htm">gethostbyname_r()</a> will resolve an alias like "mypc" to the
full domain name "m999.mydomain.ibm.com." before querying the DNS or i5/OS
host table.</p>
<p><strong>Note:</strong>An alias may not contain periods.</p>
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<h3>Parameters</h3>
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<dt><strong>res</strong></dt>
<dd>(Input) The pointer to the <strong>state</strong> structure.<br>
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</dd>
<dt><strong>name</strong></dt>
<dd>(Input) The pointer to the host name.<br>
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</dd>
<dt><strong>destination</strong></dt>
<dd>(Output) The pointer to the destination buffer. This pointer will be the
return value if the call succeeds.<br>
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</dd>
<dt><strong>destination_length</strong></dt>
<dd>(Input) The length of the destination buffer.</dd>
</dl>
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<h3>Authorities</h3>
<p>Authorization of *R (allow access to the object) to the host aliases file
specified by the <em>HOSTALIASES</em> environment variable.</p>
<p>You also need *X authority to each directory in the path of the host aliases
file.</p>
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<h3>Return Value</h3>
<p>(NULL) No alias found or an error occurred.</p>
<p>(destination) A pointer to the destination buffer updated with the alias
found.</p>
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<h3>Error Conditions</h3>
<p>When the <em>res_hostalias()</em> function fails, <em>errno</em> can be set
to one of the following:</p>
<dl>
<dt><em>[EACCES]</em></dt>
<dd><p>Permission denied. The process does not have the
appropriate privileges to the host aliases file specified by the
<em>HOSTALIASES</em> environment variable.</p></dd>
<dt><em>[EFAULT]</em></dt>
<dd><p>The system detected a pointer that was invalid
while attempting to access an input pointer.</p></dd>
<dt><em>[EINVAL]</em></dt>
<dd><p>One of the following reasons:</p>
<ul>
<li>The <strong>res</strong> appears to have been previously initialized but
the reserved field is not set to zeros or an input pointer was NULL.<br><br></li>
<li>An alias was found that contains a period.</li>
</ul>
</dd>
</dl>
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<h3>Usage Notes</h3>
<ol>
<li>If the <em>RES_NOALIASES</em> option is set, no processing is done and a
NULL will be returned.<br>
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</li>
<li>If the res structure has not been initialized, <em>res_ninit()</em> will be
called.</li>
</ol>
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<h3>Related Information</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="resfindzonecut.htm">res_findzonecut()</a>--Find the Enclosing Zone and
Servers<br>
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</li>
<li><a href="resninit.htm">res_init()</a>--Initialize res Structure<br>
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</li>
<li><a href="resnclose.htm">res_nclose()</a>--Close Socket and Reset res
Structure<br>
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</li>
<li><a href="resnmkquery.htm">res_nmkquery()</a>--Place Domain Query in
Buffer<br>
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</li>
<li><a href="resnquery.htm">res_nquery()</a>--Send Domain Query<br>
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</li>
<li><a href="resnsearch.htm">res_nsearch()</a>--Search for Domain Name<br>
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</li>
<li><a href="resnsend.htm">res_nsend()</a>--Send Buffered Domain Query<br>
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<li><a href="resxlt.htm">res_xlate()</a>--Translate DNS Packets</li>
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