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34.Dd May  1, 2006
35.Dt KRB5_PARSE_NAME 3
36.Os HEIMDAL
37.Sh NAME
38.Nm krb5_parse_name
39.Nd string to principal conversion
40.Sh LIBRARY
41Kerberos 5 Library (libkrb5, -lkrb5)
42.Sh SYNOPSIS
43.In krb5.h
44.Ft krb5_error_code
45.Fn krb5_parse_name "krb5_context context" "const char *name" "krb5_principal *principal"
46.Sh DESCRIPTION
47.Fn krb5_parse_name
48converts a string representation of a principal name to
49.Nm krb5_principal .
50The
51.Fa principal
52will point to allocated data that should be freed with
53.Fn krb5_free_principal .
54.Pp
55The string should consist of one or more name components separated with slashes
56.Pq Dq / ,
57optionally followed with an
58.Dq @
59and a realm name. A slash or @ may be contained in a name component by
60quoting it with a backslash
61.Pq Dq \e .
62A realm should not contain slashes or colons.
63.Sh SEE ALSO
64.Xr krb5_425_conv_principal 3 ,
65.Xr krb5_build_principal 3 ,
66.Xr krb5_free_principal 3 ,
67.Xr krb5_sname_to_principal 3 ,
68.Xr krb5_unparse_name 3
69