SASL_SERVER_INIT(3)

💖 SASL_SERVER_INIT(3) 💖

okay bestie, so this is a Cyrus SASL page, from the Cyrus SASL manual set, and it's literally the "press start to play" button for the whole SASL situation. let's get into it 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

sasl_server_init — Cyrus SASL documentation

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

#include <sasl/sasl.h>

int sasl_server_init(const sasl_callback_t *callbacks,
                     const char *appname);

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so, same vibe as the synopsis, here it is again in full so you can see it with the parameters spelled out:

int sasl_server_init(const sasl_callback_t *callbacks,

const char *appname);

sasl_server_init() initializes SASL. the way that it MUST be called before any calls to sasl_server_start, and only once per process — yeah, that's not a suggestion, that's the rule, bestie, no cap 💅

This call initializes all the SASL mechanism drivers (e.g. authentication mechanisms). These are usually found in the /usr/lib/sasl2 directory, but ngl the directory may be overridden with the SASL_PATH environment variable (or at compile time). so it's giving "here's where we live, unless you tell us otherwise" ✨

🍓 Parameters

• callbacks — specifies the base callbacks for all client connections. if you wanna know more, go read the sasl_callbacks(3) man page, it's all there 🫶
• appname — is the name of the application. it's used to find the default configuration file. so like, tell us who you are and we'll find your config, iconic behavior honestly 👑

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⭐ RETURN VALUE ⭐

SASL callback functions should return SASL return codes. See sasl.h for a complete list. SASL_OK indicates success. slay.

Other return codes indicate errors and should either be handled, or the authentication session should be quit. do NOT just ignore them, that's not the move — handle it or bail, fr fr 😭

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• RFC 4422,:saslman:sasl(3)
• sasl_callbacks(3)
• sasl_server_new(3)
• sasl_server_start(3)
• sasl_server_step(3)
• sasl_errors(3)

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👑 AUTHOR 👑

The Cyrus Team

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💜 COPYRIGHT 💜

1993-2016, The Cyrus Team

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this has been 2.1.28, dated February 18, 2022, brought to you by the Cyrus SASL girlies 🎀 bye bestie, go call sasl_server_init() exactly once 🦋