RPC_GSS_OID_TO_MECH(3)

📦 version 15.1, in freebsd 14.5, freebsd 15.1

💅 RPC_GSS_OID_TO_MECH(3) 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to rpc_gss_oid_to_mech — and yes, the manual name up top is Library Functions Manual, because we are, in fact, out here in the library section being all function-y and iconic. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

rpc_gss_oid_to_mech — Convert a mechanism name to a GSS-API oid

ngl the page literally says "convert a mechanism name to a GSS-API oid" and we are reporting it exactly as printed, no cap. The function name says the opposite direction and honestly? not my business. we reproduce. we don't editorialize. 💅

📚 LIBRARY 📚

RPC GSS-API Authentication Library (librpcsec_gss, -lrpcsec_gss)

that's the vibe. link it and go.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <rpc/rpcsec_gss.h>

bool_t
rpc_gss_oid_to_mech(gss_OID oid, const char **mech_ret);

she's short, she's giving main character energy, she takes two arguments and returns a bool_t. periodt. ✨

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So here's the tea, bestie: rpc_gss_oid_to_mech looks up a mechanism by oid, and the way it does that is by reading the file /etc/gss/mech. That's the whole bit. That's the assignment. 🔥

It's literally: go read /etc/gss/mech, hunt for the oid, and if it finds it, hand you back the matching mechanism name. no mystery, no chaos, just a file read doing its little thing. 🧚

💖 PARAMETERS 💖

  • oid — the mechanism oid you want to search for. this is your little target, your search query, your "where's the oid" moment. 🎯
  • mech_ret — if the mechanism is found, the corresponding mechanism name gets returned in *mech_ret. so it's like an out-param, an exercise for the caller, you know how it is. 🫶

👑 RETURN VALUES 👑

  • if the mechanism is found, you get TRUE back 💚
  • otherwise, FALSE 💀

that's it. that's the whole return contract. no surprises, no drama, no extra status codes. slay. ⭐

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

go read those too, iykwim. the whole friend group is worth knowing. 🎀

🕰️ HISTORY 🕰️

The rpc_gss_oid_to_mech function first appeared in FreeBSD 8.0. she's been out here since 8.0, lowkey a legend at this point. 👑

💜 AUTHORS 💜

This manual page was written by Doug Rabson <dfr@FreeBSD.org>. thank you Doug, we appreciate you fr fr 🙏

and that's the whole page!! every flag, every file path, every return value — all present and accounted for. we don't summarize, we don't skip, we do it properly. 💅

kisses, bestie — this little beauty shipped with Debian and is dated January 26, 2010 🎀🦋💖

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