rpc_gss_is_installed Subroutine

Purpose

Checks whether a security mechanism is installed.

Library

Network Services Library (libnsl.a)

Syntax

#include <rpc/rpcsec_gss.h>

bool_t rpc_gss_is_installed(mechanism)
char *mechanism;

Description

You can use the subroutine to determine whether the specified security mechanism is installed.

Parameters

Item	Description
mechanism	Specifies a security mechanism (for example, kerberosv5).

Return Values

Item	Description
TRUE	successful
FALSE	unsuccessful

Examples

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <rpc/rpc.h>
#include <rpc/rpcsec_gss.h>

int main()
{

    char *mechanism;

    mechanism = "kerberosv5";
    /* Check if mechanism is installed */
    if(rpc_gss_is_installed(mechanism) == FALSE)
    {
        fprintf(stderr,"\n%s Mechanism not installed!\n", mechanism);
        exit(1);
    }
    return 0;
}