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.TH "RPC_CREATE_CLIENT" "9" "09 October 2005" "" ""
.SH NAME
rpc_create_client \-
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
.sp
\fB
.sp
struct rpc_clnt * rpc_create_client (struct rpc_xprt * \fIxprt\fB, char * \fIservname\fB, struct rpc_program * \fIinfo\fB, u32 \fIversion\fB, rpc_authflavor_t \fIauthflavor\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIxprt\fB\fR
-- undescribed --
.TP
\fB\fIservname\fB\fR
-- undescribed --
.TP
\fB\fIinfo\fB\fR
-- undescribed --
.TP
\fB\fIversion\fB\fR
-- undescribed --
.TP
\fB\fIauthflavor\fB\fR
-- undescribed --
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fIxprt\fR - pointer to xprt struct
\fIservname\fR - name of server
\fIinfo\fR - rpc_program
\fIversion\fR - rpc_program version
\fIauthflavor\fR - rpc_auth flavour to use
.PP
Creates an RPC client structure, then pings the server in order to
determine if it is up, and if it supports this program and version.
.PP
This function should never be called by asynchronous tasks such as
the portmapper.