acl_equiv_mode

NAME

LIBRARY

Linux Access Control Lists library (libacl, -lacl).

SYNOPSIS

n sys/types.h n acl/libacl.h

DESCRIPTION

The function checks if the ACL pointed to by the argument contains only the required ACL entries of tag types ACL_USER_OBJ, ACL_GROUP_OBJ, and ACL_OTHER, and contains no permissions other that ACL_READ, ACL_WRITE or ACL_EXECUTE. If the ACL has this form, it can can be fully represented with the traditional file permission bits, and is considered equivalent with the traditional file permission bits.
If is an equivalent ACL and the pointer is not the value pointed to by is set to the value that defines the same owner, group and other permissions as contained in the ACL.

RETURN VALUE

On success, this function returns the value if is an equivalent ACL, and the value if is not an equivalent ACL. On error, the value is returned, and is set appropriately.

ERRORS

If any of the following conditions occur, the function returns the value and sets to the corresponding value:
  • EINVAL The argument is not a valid pointer to an ACL.

STANDARDS

This is a non-portable, Linux specific extension to the ACL manipulation functions defined in IEEE Std 1003.1e draft 17 (POSIX.1e, abandoned).

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