RPC_GSS_GET_PRINCIPAL_NAME(3t)

💖 RPC_GSS_GET_PRINCIPAL_NAME(3) 💖

okay bestie, gather round, we're reading a Library Functions Manual page and it's actually cute. this one is rpc_gss_get_principal_name(3) — yes, the header at the top truncates it to RPC_GSS_GET_PRINCIPAL_NA(3) because manpage headers are dramatic like that, but the full name is right there in the footer, we love consistency. 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

rpc_gss_get_principal_name — Get a principal name 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <rpc/rpcsec_gss.h>

bool_t
rpc_gss_get_principal_name(rpc_gss_principal_t *principal,
    const char *mech, const char *name, const char *node,
    const char *domain);

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so like, this function is your little principal-name-making machine ✨. you feed it a bunch of strings and it generates a client principal name out of them. that's it, that's the whole vibe. no cap.

🎀 PARAMETERS 🎀

• principal — the main character 😌. if the principal gets created successfully, *principal is set to point at the brand new principal, in GSS-API exported name form.
• mech — the name of the mechanism for this principal 🔥.
• name — the name part of the principal.
• node — if it's non-null, this is the hostname or instance part of the principal 🏠.
• domain — if it's non-null, this is the domain or realm part of the principal 🌈.

💀 RETURN VALUES 💀

it returns TRUE if the principal was created, or FALSE otherwise. simple as that, no plot twist 🙈.

👑 AVAILABILITY 👑

the rpc_gss_get_principal_name() function is part of libtirpc. iconic library, honestly.

🌟 SEE ALSO 🌟

• rpc(3)
• gssapi(3)
• gss_export_name(3)
• rpcsec_gss(3)

💜 AUTHORS 💜

this manual page was written by Doug Rabson <dfr@FreeBSD.org>. thank you king 🫡.

and that's the whole page, bestie! this one came from Debian, dated January 26, 2010, and it lives at RPC_GSS_GET_PRINCIPAL_NAME(3). slay, go make some principals 💅✨🎀