acl_error

NAME

LIBRARY

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

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

The function converts an ACL error code such as returned by the function to a text message describing the error condition. In the POSIX locale, returns the following descriptions for the error codes.
  • ACL_MULTI_ERROR Multiple entries
  • ACL_DUPLICATE_ERROR Duplicate entries
  • ACL_MISS_ERROR Missing or wrong entry
  • ACL_ENTRY_ERROR Invalid entry type

RETURN VALUE

The function returns a text message if the error code is recognized, and a value of otherwise.

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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