---
name: "gss_copy_oid"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "gss-man"
version: "0.0.23-3"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gss_copy_oid"
---

# gss\_copy\_oid(3)

API function

## NAME

gss\_copy\_oid - API function

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<gss.h\>**

**OM\_uint32 gss\_copy\_oid(OM\_uint32 \*** *minor\_status***, const gss\_OID** *src\_oid***, gss\_OID** *dest\_oid***);**

## ARGUMENTS

- OM\_uint32 \* minor\_status

   (integer, modify) Mechanism specific status code.

- const gss\_OID src\_oid

   (Object ID, read) The object identifier to copy.

- gss\_OID dest\_oid

   (Object ID, modify) The resultant copy of *src\_oid*.\
     Storage associated with this name must be freed by the\
     application, but **gss\_release\_oid()** cannot be used generally as it\
     deallocate the the oid structure itself too (use\
     **gss\_duplicate\_oid()** if you don't want this problem.)

## DESCRIPTION

Make an exact copy of the given OID, that shares no memory areas with the original.

WARNING: This function is a GNU GSS specific extension, and is not part of the official GSS API.

Return value:

\`GSS\_S\_COMPLETE\`: Successful completion.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to \<bug-gss@gnu.org\>.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Simon Josefsson.\
 Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are preserved on all copies.

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **gss** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **gss** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

-

  **info gss**

should give you access to the complete manual.