---
name: "gnutls_db_remove_session"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnutls"
version: "3.8.13-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gnutls_db_remove_session"
---

# gnutls\_db\_remove\_session(3)

API function

## NAME

gnutls\_db\_remove\_session - API function

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<gnutls/gnutls.h\>**

**void gnutls\_db\_remove\_session(gnutls\_session\_t** *session***);**

## ARGUMENTS

- gnutls\_session\_t session

  is a **gnutls\_session\_t** type.

## DESCRIPTION

This function will remove the current session data from the session database.  This will prevent future handshakes reusing these session data.  This function should be called if a session was terminated abnormally, and before **gnutls\_deinit()** is called.

Normally **gnutls\_deinit()** will remove abnormally terminated sessions.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to \<bugs@gnutls.org\>.\
 Home page: https://www.gnutls.org

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2001-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc., and others.\
 Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved.

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **gnutls** is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the /usr/share/doc/gnutls/ directory does not contain the HTML form visit

- https://www.gnutls.org/manual/