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/sasl2 directory but the directory may be overridden with the SASL_PATH environment 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 4422

SEE ALSO

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

SASL                                              21 June 2001                               sasl_client_init(3)