RPC_GSS_SET_SVC_NAME(3NSL) Networking Services Library Functions

NAME

rpc_gss_set_svc_name - send a principal name to a server

SYNOPSIS

#include <rpc/rpcsec_gss.h>

bool_t rpc_gss_set_svc_name(char *principal, char *mechanism,
u_int req_time,u_int program, u_int version);

DESCRIPTION

rpc_gss_set_svc_name() sets the name of a principal the server is to
represent. If a server is going to act as more than one principal, this
procedure can be invoked for every such principal.

PARAMETERS

Information on RPCSEC_GSS data types for parameters may be found on the
rpcsec_gss(3NSL) man page.

principal
An ASCII string representing the server's principal name,
given in the form of service@host.


mech
An ASCII string representing the security mechanism in use.
Valid strings may be found in the /etc/gss/mech file, or by
using rpc_gss_get_mechanisms().


req_time
The time, in seconds, for which a credential should be
valid. Note that the req_time is a hint to the underlying
mechanism. The actual time that the credential will remain
valid is mechanism dependent. In the case of kerberos the
actual time will be GSS_C_INDEFINITE.


program
The RPC program number for this service.


version
The RPC version number for this service.

RETURN VALUES

rpc_gss_set_svc_name() returns TRUE if it is successful; otherwise, use
rpc_gss_get_error() to get the error associated with the failure.

FILES

/etc/gss/mech
File containing valid security mechanisms

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+---------------+-----------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+-----------------+
|MT-Level | MT-Safe |
+---------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO

rpc(3NSL), rpc_gss_get_mechanisms(3NSL),
rpc_gss_get_principal_name(3NSL), rpcsec_gss(3NSL), mech(5),
attributes(7)


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February 5, 2002 RPC_GSS_SET_SVC_NAME(3NSL)