SASL_GETPATH_T(3)

💖 sasl_getpath_t — the Cyrus SASL glow-up guide 💖

okay bestie, so this is sasl_getpath_t(3) from the Cyrus SASL manual, and it's genuinely one of the most "you either need it or you don't" little functions ever. let's get into it 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

sasl_getpath_t — Cyrus SASL documentation 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <sasl/sasl.h>

int sasl_getpath_t(void *context,
                  char ** path);

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

int sasl_getpath_t(void *context, char **path);

so here's the tea, bestie ☕ — sasl_getpath_t() is the callback you bring out when your app wants to use a different location for the SASL mechanism drivers. and by "mechanism drivers" we mean the shared library files, no cap 🎀

and listen, if you don't use this callback? SASL isn't gonna be dramatic about it, it'll just go find them itself, either using:

• the location in the environment variable SASL_PATH, or
• /usr/lib/sasl2 by default

so yeah, the default path behavior is your fallback bestie if you never show up with this callback. iconic of SASL honestly 👑

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⭐ RETURN VALUE ⭐

SASL callback functions should return SASL return codes. like, that's the vibe. see sasl.h for a complete list — it's giving reference material, and you should absolutely go look 💜

• SASL_OK indicates success 🎉
• Other return codes indicate errors and should be handled 🙈

not me emphasizing this but fr fr: those other codes? handle them. they are not decorative. 💀

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• RFC 4422
• sasl(3)
• sasl_callbacks(3)

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👑 AUTHOR 👑

The Cyrus Team 🫶

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💜 COPYRIGHT 💜

1993-2016, The Cyrus Team

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and that's the whole page, bestie ✨ this was Cyrus SASL version 2.1.28, dated February 18, 2022 — so go forth, set your path, return SASL_OK, and slay 💅🎀