# MIT Kerberos Documentation

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# krb5_mk_error - Format and encode a KRB_ERROR message.

krb5_error_code krb5_mk_error(krb5_context context, const krb5_error *dec_err, krb5_data *enc_err)

param

  [in] context - Library context

  [in] dec_err - Error structure to be encoded

  [out] enc_err - Encoded error structure

retval

  - 0 Success; otherwise - Kerberos error codes

This function creates a KRB_ERROR message in enc_err . Use `krb5_free_data_contents()` to free enc_err when it is no longer needed.