ACL_CHECK
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Linux ACL
NAME
acl_error
- convert an ACL error code to a text message
LIBRARY
Linux Access Control Lists library (libacl, -lacl).
SYNOPSIS
In sys/types.h
In acl/libacl.h
Ft const char *
Fn acl_error int code
DESCRIPTION
The
Fn acl_error
function converts an ACL error code such as returned by the
Fn acl_check
function to a text message describing the error condition. In the
"POSIX" locale,
Fn acl_check
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
Fn acl_error
function returns a text message if the error code is recognized, and a value of
(const char *)NULL
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).
SEE ALSO
acl_check3,
acl_valid3,
acl(5)
AUTHOR
Written by
An Andreas Gruenbacher Aq
a.gruenbacher@bestbits.at .