NetDfsEnum function (lmdfs.h)
Enumerates the Distributed File System (DFS) namespaces hosted on a server or DFS links of a namespace hosted by a server.
Syntax
NET_API_STATUS NET_API_FUNCTION NetDfsEnum(
[in] LPWSTR DfsName,
[in] DWORD Level,
[in] DWORD PrefMaxLen,
[out] LPBYTE *Buffer,
[out] LPDWORD EntriesRead,
[in, out] LPDWORD ResumeHandle
);
Parameters
[in] DfsName
Pointer to a string that specifies the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path of the DFS root or link.
When you specify information level 200 (DFS_INFO_200), this parameter is the name of a domain. When you specify information level 300 (DFS_INFO_300), this parameter is the name of a server.
For all other levels, the string can be in one of the following four forms:
ServerName\DfsName
or
ServerName\DfsName\link_path
where ServerName is the name of the root target server that hosts the stand-alone DFS namespace; Dfsname is the name of the DFS namespace; and link_path is a DFS link.
The string can also be of the following forms:
DomainName\DomainName\DomDfsName
or
DomainName\DomDfsName\link_path
where DomainName is the name of the domain that hosts the domain-based DFS root; DomDfsName is the name of the DFS namespace; and link_path is a DFS link.
You can precede the string with backslashes (\), but they are not required. This parameter is required.
[in] Level
Specifies the information level of the request. This parameter can be one of the following values.
1
Return the name of the DFS root and all links under the root. The Buffer parameter points to an array of DFS_INFO_1 structures.
2
Return the name, comment, status, and the number of targets for the DFS root and all links under the root. The Buffer parameter points to an array of DFS_INFO_2 structures.
3
Return the name, comment, status, number of targets, and information about each target for the DFS root and all links under the root. The Buffer parameter points to an array of DFS_INFO_3 structures.
4
Return the name, comment, status, GUID, time-out, number of targets, and information about each target for the DFS root and all links under the root. The Buffer parameter points to an array of DFS_INFO_4 structures.
5
Return the name, status, GUID, time-out, property flags, metadata size, and number of targets for a DFS root and all links under the root. The Buffer parameter points to an array of DFS_INFO_5 structures.
6
Return the name, status, GUID, time-out, property flags, metadata size, DFS target information for a root or link, and a list of DFS targets. The Buffer parameter points to an array of DFS_INFO_6 structures.
8
Return the name, status, GUID, time-out, property flags, metadata size, number of targets, and link reparse point security descriptors for a DFS root and all links under the root. The Buffer parameter points to an array of DFS_INFO_8 structures.
9
Return the name, status, GUID, time-out, property flags, metadata size, DFS target information, link reparse point security descriptors, and a list of DFS targets for a root or link. The Buffer parameter points to an array of DFS_INFO_9 structures.
200
Return the list of domain-based DFS namespaces in the domain. The Buffer parameter points to an array of DFS_INFO_200 structures.
300
Return the stand-alone and domain-based DFS namespaces hosted by a server. The Buffer parameter points to an array of DFS_INFO_300 structures.
[in] PrefMaxLen
Specifies the number of bytes that should be returned by this function in the information structure buffer. If this parameter is MAX_PREFERRED_LENGTH, the function allocates the amount of memory required for the data. For more information, see the following Remarks section. This parameter is ignored if you specify level 200 or level 300.
[out] Buffer
Pointer to a buffer that receives the requested information structures. The format of this data depends on the value of the Level parameter. This buffer is allocated by the system and must be freed using the NetApiBufferFree function.
[out] EntriesRead
Pointer to a value that receives the actual number of entries returned in the response.
[in, out] ResumeHandle
Pointer to a value that contains a handle to be used for continuing an enumeration when more data is available than can be returned in a single call to this function. The handle should be zero on the first call and left unchanged for subsequent calls. For more information, see the following Remarks section.
Return value
If the function succeeds, the return value is NERR_Success.
If no more entries are available to be enumerated, the return value is ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS.
If the function fails, the return value is a system error code. For a list of error codes, see System Error Codes.
Remarks
No special group membership is required for using the NetDfsEnum function.
Call the NetDfsEnum function with the ResumeHandle parameter set to zero to begin the enumeration. To continue the enumeration operation, call this function with the ResumeHandle returned by the previous call to NetDfsEnum. If this function does not return ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS, subsequent calls to this API will return the remaining links. Once ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS is returned, all available DFS links have been retrieved.
The NetDfsEnum function allocates the memory required for the information structure buffer. If you specify an amount in the PrefMaxLen parameter, it restricts the memory that the function returns. However, the actual size of the memory that the NetDfsEnum function allocates can be greater than the amount you specify. For additional information see Network Management Function Buffer Lengths.
Due to the possibility of concurrent updates to the DFS namespace, the caller should not assume completeness or uniqueness of the results returned when resuming an enumeration operation.
Examples
The following code sample demonstrates how to list the DFS links in a named DFS root with a call to the NetDfsEnum function. The sample calls NetDfsEnum, specifying information level 3 ( DFS_INFO_3). The sample code loops through the entries and prints the retrieved data and the status of each host server referenced by the DFS link. Finally, the sample frees the memory allocated for the information buffer.
#include <windows.h>
#include <lm.h>
#include <lmdfs.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#pragma comment(lib, "Netapi32.lib")
void wmain(int argc, wchar_t *argv[ ])
{
PDFS_INFO_3 pData, p;
PDFS_STORAGE_INFO ps;
DWORD er = 0, hResume = 0, res, i, j;
if(argc < 2)
wprintf(L"Syntax: %s \\\\DfsName\n", argv[0]);
else
{
//
// Call the NetDfsEnum function, specifying level 3.
//
res = NetDfsEnum(argv[1], 3, MAX_PREFERRED_LENGTH, (LPBYTE *) &pData, &er, &hResume);
// Call NetDfsEnum until all available entries are returned.
// NetDfsEnum will return ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS when all entries
// have been obtained.
while (res == ERROR_SUCCESS)
{
p = pData;
//
// Loop through the entries; print the data.
//
for(i = 1; i <= er; i++)
{
printf("%-30S%u\n", p->EntryPath, p->NumberOfStorages);
ps = p->Storage;
//
// Loop through each target.
//
for(j = 1; j <= p->NumberOfStorages; j++)
{
//
// Print the status (Offline/Online) and the name
// of each target referenced by the DFS link.
//
printf(" %S ", (ps->State == DFS_STORAGE_STATE_OFFLINE) ? TEXT("Offline"):TEXT("Online "));
printf("\\\\%S\\%S\n", ps->ServerName, ps->ShareName);
ps++;
}
p++;
}
// Free the allocated buffer.
//
NetApiBufferFree(pData);
res = NetDfsEnum(argv[1], 3, MAX_PREFERRED_LENGTH, (LPBYTE *) &pData, &er, &hResume);
}
if (res == ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS)
{
// the last of the entries have been processed.
res = ERROR_SUCCESS;
printf("Enumeration done\n");
}
else
{
// an error occurred.
printf("Error: %u\n", res);
}
}
return;
}
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows Vista |
| Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2008 |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | lmdfs.h (include LmDfs.h, Lm.h) |
| Library | Netapi32.lib |
| DLL | Netapi32.dll |
See also
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