---
name: "shishi_keys_to_keytab_file"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "shishi-doc"
version: "1.0.3-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/shishi_keys_to_keytab_file"
---

# shishi\_keys\_to\_keytab\_file(3)

API function

## NAME

shishi\_keys\_to\_keytab\_file - API function

## SYNOPSIS

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

**int shishi\_keys\_to\_keytab\_file(Shishi \*** *handle***, Shishi\_keys \*** *keys***, const char \*** *filename***);**

## ARGUMENTS

- Shishi \* handle

  shishi handle as allocated by **shishi\_init()**.

- Shishi\_keys \* keys

  keyset to write.

- const char \* filename

  name of file to write.

## DESCRIPTION

Write keys to a MIT keytab data structure.

The format of keytab's is proprietary, and this function writes the 0x0502 format.  See the section The MIT Kerberos Keytab Binary File Format in the Shishi manual for a description of the reverse-engineered format.

## RETURNS

**SHISHI\_FOPEN\_ERROR** if there is a problem opening *filename* for writing, **SHISHI\_IO\_ERROR** if there is problem writing the file, and **SHISHI\_OK** on success.

## SINCE

0\.0.42

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to \<bug-shishi@gnu.org\>. GNU Shishi home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/shishi/ General help using GNU software: http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2002-2022 Simon Josefsson.\
 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 **shishi** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **shishi** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

-

  **info shishi**

should give you access to the complete manual.