man acl_error (Fonctions bibliothèques) - acl_error

NAME

acl_error - convert an ACL error code to a text message

LIBRARY

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

SYNOPSIS

acl_error int code

DESCRIPTION

The acl_error function converts an ACL error code such as returned by the acl_check function to a text message describing the error condition. In the POSIX locale, 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 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_check(3) ,acl_valid(3) ,acl()

AUTHOR

Written by Andreas Gruenbacher Aq a.gruenbacher@bestbits.at .