nbd_set_uri_allow_transports - set the allowed transports in NBD URIs
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Copyright
Copyright Red Hat
Description
Set which transports are allowed to appear in NBD URIs. The default is to allow any transport.
The "mask" parameter may contain any of the following flags ORed together:
"LIBNBD_ALLOW_TRANSPORT_TCP" = 0x1
"LIBNBD_ALLOW_TRANSPORT_UNIX" = 0x2
"LIBNBD_ALLOW_TRANSPORT_VSOCK" = 0x4
"LIBNBD_ALLOW_TRANSPORT_SSH" = 0x8
For convenience, the constant "LIBNBD_ALLOW_TRANSPORT_MASK" is available to describe all transports
recognized by this build of libnbd. A future version of the library may add new flags.
Errors
On error -1 is returned.
Refer to "ERROR HANDLING" in libnbd(3) for how to get further details of the error.
The following parameters must not be NULL: "h". For more information see "Non-NULL parameters" in
libnbd(3).
Handle State
nbd_set_uri_allow_transports can be called when the handle is in the following state:
┌─────────────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────┐
│ Handle created, before connecting │ ✅ allowed │
│ Connecting │ ❌ error │
│ Connecting & handshaking (opt_mode) │ ❌ error │
│ Connected to the server │ ❌ error │
│ Connection shut down │ ❌ error │
│ Handle dead │ ❌ error │
└─────────────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────┘
License
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser
General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
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the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General
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libnbd-1.22.2 2025-06-16 nbd_set_uri_allow_transports(3)
Name
nbd_set_uri_allow_transports - set the allowed transports in NBD URIs
Return Value
If the call is successful the function returns 0.
See Also
nbd_connect_uri(3), nbd_create(3), nbd_set_uri_allow_tls(3), libnbd(3).
Synopsis
#include <libnbd.h>
int nbd_set_uri_allow_transports (
struct nbd_handle *h, uint32_t mask
);
Version
This function first appeared in libnbd 1.2.
If you need to test if this function is available at compile time check if the following macro is
defined:
#define LIBNBD_HAVE_NBD_SET_URI_ALLOW_TRANSPORTS 1
