sasl_server_init(10 July 2001)     sasl_server_init(10 July 2001)



NAME
       sasl_server_init  - SASL server authentication initializa-
       tion



SYNOPSIS
       #include 

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


DESCRIPTION
       sasl_server_init() initializes SASL.  It  must  be  called
       before  any  calls to sasl_server_start, and only once per
       process.  This call initializes all SASL mechanism drivers
       (e.g.  authentication mechanisms). These are usually found
       in the /usr/lib/sasl2 directory but the directory  may  be
       overridden  with the SASL_PATH environment variable (or at
       compile time).

       callbacks specifies the base callbacks for all client con-
       nections.  See the sasl_callbacks man page for more infor-
       mation.

       appname is the name of the application.  It  is  used  for
       where to find the default configuration file.



RETURN VALUE
       sasl_server_init  returns  an integer which corresponds to
       one of the SASL error codes. SASL_OK is the only one  that
       indicates  success.  All others indicate errors and should
       either be handled or the authentication session should  be
       quit.


CONFORMING TO
       RFC 2222

SEE ALSO
       sasl(3),         sasl_callbacks(3),        sasl_errors(3),
       sasl_server_new(3),                  sasl_server_start(3),
       sasl_server_step(3)



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