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.\" Copyright (c) 2001 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
.\" $Id$
.Dd Jan 21, 2001
.Dt KRB5_CONTEXT 3
.Os HEIMDAL
.Sh NAME
.Nm krb5_init_context ,
.Nm krb5_free_context
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Fd #include <krb5.h>
.Ft krb5_error_code
.Fn krb5_init_context "krb5_context *context"
.Ft void
.Fn krb5_free_context "krb5_context context"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn krb5_init_context
function initializes the
.Fa context
structure and reads the configration file
.Pa /etc/krb5.conf .
.Pp
The structure should be freed by calling
.Fn krb5_free_context
when it is no longer being used.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
.Fn krb5_init_context
returns 0 to indicate success.
Otherwise an errno code is returned.
Failure means either that something bad happened during initialization
(typically
.Bq ENOMEM )
or that Kerberos should not be used
.Bq ENXIO .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr krb5_context 3 ,
.Xr errno 2 ,
.Xr kerberos 8