NAME
keyctl_clear - Clear a keyring
SYNOPSIS
#include <keyutils.h>
I long keyctl_clear(key_serial_t keyring );
DESCRIPTION
R keyctl_clear ()
clears the contents of a
R keyring .
The caller must have
write
permission on a keyring to be able clear it.
RETURN VALUE
On success
R keyctl_clear ()
returns
R 0 .
On error, the value
-1
will be returned and errno will have been set to an appropriate error.
ERRORS
ENOKEY
The keyring specified is invalid.
EKEYEXPIRED
The keyring specified has expired.
EKEYREVOKED
The keyring specified had been revoked.
EACCES
The keyring exists, but is not
writable
by the calling process.
LINKING
This is a library function that can be found in
R libkeyutils .
When linking,
-lkeyutils
should be specified to the linker.
SEE ALSO
keyctl(1),
add_key(2),
keyctl(2),
request_key(2),
keyctl_get_keyring_ID(3),
keyctl_join_session_keyring(3),
keyctl_update(3),
keyctl_revoke(3),
keyctl_chown(3),
keyctl_setperm(3),
keyctl_describe(3),
keyctl_link(3),
keyctl_unlink(3),
keyctl_search(3),
keyctl_read(3),
keyctl_instantiate(3),
keyctl_negate(3),
keyctl_set_reqkey_keyring(3),
keyctl_set_timeout(3),
keyctl_assume_authority(3),
keyctl_describe_alloc(3),
keyctl_read_alloc(3),
request-key(8)
