krb5_expand_hostname3
Kerberos 5 host name canonicalization functions
Usage
#include <krb5.h>
krb5_error_code
krb5_expand_hostname(krb5_context context, const char *orig_hostname, char **new_hostname);
krb5_error_code
krb5_expand_hostname_realms(krb5_context context, const char *orig_hostname, char **new_hostname, char ***realms);
Library
Kerberos 5 Library (libkrb5, -lkrb5)
Overview
krb5_expand_hostname() tries to make orig_hostname into a more canonical one in the newly allocated space returned in new_hostname. Caller must free the hostname with free(3).
krb5_expand_hostname_realms() expands orig_hostname to a name we believe to be a hostname in newly allocated space in new_hostname and return the realms new_hostname is belive to belong to in realms. Realms is a array terminated with NULL. Caller must free the realms with krb5_free_host_realm() and new_hostname with free(3).
Releases
2 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 1 time.