1.\" Copyright (c) 1997 Kungliga Tekniska H�gskolan 2.\" $Id: krb5_parse_name.3,v 1.3 2001/05/02 08:59:23 assar Exp $ 3.Dd August 8, 1997 4.Dt KRB5_PARSE_NAME 3 5.Os HEIMDAL 6.Sh NAME 7.Nm krb5_parse_name 8.Nd string to principal conversion 9.Sh SYNOPSIS 10.Fd #include <krb5.h> 11.Ft krb5_error_code 12.Fn krb5_parse_name "krb5_context context" "const char *name" "krb5_principal *principal" 13.Sh DESCRIPTION 14.Fn krb5_parse_name 15converts a string representation of a princpal name to 16.Nm krb5_principal . 17The 18.Fa principal 19will point to allocated data that should be freed with 20.Fn krb5_free_principal . 21.Pp 22The string should consist of one or more name components separated with slashes 23.Pq Dq / , 24optionally followed with an 25.Dq @ 26and a realm name. A slash or @ may be contained in a name component by 27quoting it with a back-slash 28.Pq Dq \ . 29A realm should not contain slashes or colons. 30.Sh SEE ALSO 31.Xr krb5_425_conv_principal 3 , 32.Xr krb5_build_principal 3 , 33.Xr krb5_free_principal 3 , 34.Xr krb5_sname_to_principal 3 , 35.Xr krb5_unparse_name 3 36