RPC_GSS_IS_INSTALLED(3)

📦 version 15.1, in freebsd 14.5, freebsd 15.1

💖 NAME 💖

rpc_gss_is_installed — querying whether a security mechanism is installed, periodt.

okay so bestie, welcome to RPC_GSS_IS_INSTALLED(3) from the Library Functions Manual. This page is literally here to answer one little question: is that security mechanism installed or not? Vibe check for mechanisms, fr fr.

🦋 LIBRARY 🦋

RPC GSS-API Authentication Library (librpcsec_gss, -lrpcsec_gss) — that's the whole squad right there.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <rpc/rpcsec_gss.h>

bool_t
rpc_gss_is_installed(const char *mech);

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

This function looks up a mechanism by name by reading the file /etc/gss/mech. That's the whole move. No cap.

🌸 PARAMETERS 🌸

  • mech — the mechanism to search for. Like, the name you're checking on.

🌈 RETURN VALUES 🌈

Returns TRUE if the mechanism is installed, FALSE otherwise. Simple as that, bestie.

🫶 SEE ALSO 🫶

👑 HISTORY 👑

The rpc_gss_is_installed function first appeared in FreeBSD 8.0. Iconic behavior.

💜 AUTHORS 💜

This manual page was written by Doug Rabson <dfr@FreeBSD.org>. Giving credit where credit is due 💅.

xoxo, this cute little page is from Debian, dated January 26, 2010, and it's the RPC_GSS_IS_INSTALLED(3) manual page. mwah 💋

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