sasl_client_init(21 June 2001)											    sasl_client_init(21 June 2001)

NAME

       sasl_client_init - SASL client authentication initialization

SYNOPSIS

       #include <sasl/sasl.h>

       int sasl_client_init(const  sasl_callback_t *callbacks);

DESCRIPTION

       sasl_client_init() initializes SASL. It must be called before any calls to sasl_client_start. This call initializes all SASL client drivers
       (e.g. authentication mechanisms). These are usually found in the /usr/lib/sasl directory but  the  directory  may  be  overriden  with  the
       SASL_PATH enviornment variable.

       callbacks specifies the base callbacks for all client connections. See the sasl_callbacks man page for more information

RETURN VALUE

       sasl_client_init  returns  an  integer which corresponds to one of the following 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.

ERRORS

       SASL_OK Success

       SASL_BADVERS
	       Mechanism version mismatch

       SASL_BADPARAM
	       Error in config file

       SASL_NOMEM
	       Not enough memory to complete operation

CONFORMING TO

       RFC 2222

SEE ALSO

       sasl(3), sasl_callbacks(3), sasl_client_new(3), sasl_client_start(3), sasl_client_step(3)

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