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.\" Copyright (c) 2003, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

.SH NAME

gss_release_oid \- release an object identifier

.SH SYNOPSIS

.LP

.nf

\fBcc\fR [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... \fB-lgss\fR  [ \fIlibrary\fR... ] 

#include <gssapi/gssapi.h>

\fB\fR\fBgss_release_oid\fR(\fBOM_uint32 *\fR\fIminor_status\fR, \fBconst gss_OID *\fR\fIoid\fR);

.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION

.sp

.LP

The \fBgss_release_oid()\fR function deletes an \fBOID\fR. Such an \fBOID\fR might have been created with \fBgss_str_to_oid()\fR.

.sp

.LP

Since creating and deleting individual \fBOID\fRs is discouraged, it is preferable to use \fBgss_release_oid_set()\fR if it is necessary to deallocate a set of \fBOID\fRs.

.SH PARAMETERS

.sp

.LP

The parameter descriptions for \fBgss_release_oid()\fR are as follows:

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fIminor_status\fR\fR

.ad

.RS 16n

.rt  

A mechanism-specific status code.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fIoid\fR\fR

.ad

.RS 16n

.rt  

The object identifier of the mechanism to be deleted.

.RE

.SH ERRORS

.sp

.LP

\fBgss_release_oid()\fR returns one of the following status codes:

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fBGSS_S_COMPLETE\fR\fR

.ad

.RS 18n

.rt  

Successful completion.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fBGSS_S_FAILURE\fR\fR

.ad

.RS 18n

.rt  

The underlying mechanism detected an error for which no specific \fBGSS\fR status code is defined.  The mechanism-specific status code reported by means of the \fIminor_status\fR parameter details the error condition.

.RE

.SH ATTRIBUTES

.sp

.LP

See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

.sp

.sp

.TS

tab() box;

cw(2.75i) |cw(2.75i) 

lw(2.75i) |lw(2.75i) 

.

ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE

_

MT LevelSafe

.TE

.SH SEE ALSO

.sp

.LP

\fBgss_release_oid_set\fR(3GSS), \fBgss_str_to_oid\fR(3GSS), \fBattributes\fR(5)

.sp

.LP

.SH WARNINGS

.sp

.LP

This function is included for compatibility only with programs using earlier versions of the \fBGSS-API\fR and should not be used for new programs. Other implementations of the \fBGSS-API\fR might not support this function, so portable programs should not rely on it. Sun might not continue to support this function.