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krb5_cc_initialize — Create/refresh a credentials cache

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C Prototype

krb5_error_code krb5_cc_initialize(
         krb5_context     context,
         krb5_ccache      id,
         krb5_principal   primary_principal );

Arguments

context (input/output) 

The context structure.

id (input/output)  

A credentials cache identifier.

primary_principal (input) 

The primary principal for the credentials cache.

Description

This routine creates or refreshes a credentials cache identified by id with the primary principal set to primary_principal. If the credentials cache already exists, its contents are destroyed.

This routine also modifies cache identified by id.

Return Values

This routine returns one of the following KRB5 status codes:

System errors. 

Permission errors.



krb5_cc_get_type — Return the CC prefix
  		 


krb5_cc_next_cred — Fetch the next credentials entry