2 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/responder/common/responder.h b/src/responder/common/responder.h
index c60eeab2..1c85b9d2 100644
--- a/src/responder/common/responder.h
+++ b/src/responder/common/responder.h
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ responder_get_domain(struct sss_domain_info *doms, const char *domain);
 /* responder_cmd.c */
 int sss_cmd_empty_packet(struct sss_packet *packet);
 int sss_cmd_send_empty(struct cli_ctx *cctx, TALLOC_CTX *freectx);
+int sss_cmd_send_error(struct cli_ctx *cctx, int err);
 int sss_cmd_execute(struct cli_ctx *cctx, struct sss_cmd_table *sss_cmds);
 void sss_cmd_done(struct cli_ctx *cctx, void *freectx);
 int sss_cmd_get_version(struct cli_ctx *cctx);
diff --git a/src/responder/common/responder_cmd.c b/src/responder/common/responder_cmd.c
index bf0bb82b..bfac8f97 100644
--- a/src/responder/common/responder_cmd.c
+++ b/src/responder/common/responder_cmd.c
@@ -23,6 +23,23 @@
 #include "responder/common/responder.h"
 #include "responder/common/responder_packet.h"
 
+int sss_cmd_send_error(struct cli_ctx *cctx, int err)
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    /* create response packet */
+    ret = sss_packet_new(cctx->creq, 0,
+                         sss_packet_get_cmd(cctx->creq->in),
+                         &cctx->creq->out);
+    if (ret != EOK) {
+        DEBUG(SSSDBG_CRIT_FAILURE, ("Cannot create new packet: %d\n", ret));
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    sss_packet_set_error(cctx->creq->out, err);
+    return EOK;
+}
+
 int sss_cmd_empty_packet(struct sss_packet *packet)
 {
     uint8_t *body;