MIT Kerberos Documentation

krb5_copy_principal - Copy a principal.

krb5_error_code krb5_copy_principal(krb5_context context, krb5_const_principal inprinc, krb5_principal * outprinc)
param:

[in] context - Library context

[in] inprinc - Principal to be copied

[out] outprinc - Copy of inprinc

retval:
  • 0 Success; otherwise - Kerberos error codes

This function creates a new principal structure with the contents of inprinc . Use krb5_free_principal() to free outprinc when it is no longer needed.