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Troubleshooting Kerberos Related Products
Troubleshooting GSS-API
Chapter 496
Troubleshooting GSS-API
This section provides troubleshooting tips for GSS-API.
Error Codes
It is the responsibility of the application programmer to check for the
Major and Minor status values. For debugging purposes, it is
recommended that you use gss_display_status() call for getting the
textual representation of a GSS-API status code that can be displayed to
a user or used for logging.
Major and Minor Status Values
Major status values are generic API routine errors or calling errors
defined in RFC 2744.
Minor status values indicate mechanism-specific errors. Minor status
values usually contain more detailed information about the error. They
are not, however, portable between GSS-API implementations.
When designing portable applications, use major status values for
handling errors. Use minor status values to debug applications and to
display error and error-recovery information to users.
Routine GSS-API Errors
The following table lists routine GSS-API errors and their meanings:
Table 4-5 Routine GSS-API Errors
Error
No.
Name Meaning
1 GSS_S_BAD_MECH The required
mechanism is
unsupported.
2 GSS_S_BAD_NAME The name passed is
invalid.