1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/source3/lib/util_str.c b/source3/lib/util_str.c
index e561d15f61..87a8ea2eb1 100644
--- a/source3/lib/util_str.c
+++ b/source3/lib/util_str.c
@@ -1713,3 +1713,25 @@ char * base64_encode_data_blob(DATA_BLOB data)
     return result;
 }
 
+/* read a SMB_BIG_UINT from a string */
+SMB_BIG_UINT STR_TO_SMB_BIG_UINT(const char *nptr, const char **entptr)
+{
+
+	SMB_BIG_UINT val = -1;
+	const char *p = nptr;
+	
+	while (p && *p && isspace(*p))
+		p++;
+#ifdef LARGE_SMB_OFF_T
+	sscanf(p,"%llu",&val);	
+#else /* LARGE_SMB_OFF_T */
+	sscanf(p,"%lu",&val);
+#endif /* LARGE_SMB_OFF_T */
+	if (entptr) {
+		while (p && *p && isdigit(*p))
+			p++;
+		*entptr = p;
+	}
+
+	return val;
+}