int ldap_result2error( LDAP *ld, LDAPMessage *res, int freeit )
.SH DESCRIPTION
These routines provide interpretation of the various error codes
-returned by the LDAP protocol and LDAP library routines, and assigned
-to the
-.I ld_errno
-field in the \fIld\fP structure.
+returned by the LDAP protocol and LDAP library routines or associated
+with an LDAP session. The error code associated with an LDAP session
+is accessible using
+.BR ldap_get_option (3)
+and
+.BR ldap_set_option (3)
+with the
+.B LDAP_OPT_ERROR_NUMBER
+option.
.LP
The
.B ldap_result2error()