ACL_SET_PERMSET(3)

ACL_SET_PERMSET(3) | Library Functions Manual | ACL_SET_PERMSET(3)

# NAME

`acl_set_permset` — set the permissions of an ACL entry

# LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

# SYNOPSIS

`#include <sys/types.h>`
`#include <sys/acl.h>`

int
`acl_set_permset`(acl_entry_t entry_d, acl_permset_t permset_d);

# DESCRIPTION

The `acl_set_permset`() function is a POSIX.1e call that sets the permissions of ACL entry entry_d with the permissions contained in permset_d.

# RETURN VALUES

The `acl_set_permset`() function returns the value 0 if successful; otherwise the value -1 is returned and the global variable errno is set to indicate the error.

# ERRORS

The `acl_set_permset`() function fails if:

[`EINVAL`]
  Argument entry_d is not a valid descriptor for an ACL entry.

# SEE ALSO

acl(3), acl_add_perm(3), acl_clear_perms(3), acl_delete_perm(3), acl_get_permset(3), posix1e(3)

# STANDARDS

POSIX.1e is described in IEEE POSIX.1e draft 17.

# HISTORY

POSIX.1e support was introduced in FreeBSD 4.0. The `acl_set_permset`() function was added in FreeBSD 5.0.

# AUTHORS

The `acl_set_permset`() function was written by Chris D. Faulhaber <jedgar@fxp.org>.

March 10, 2001 | NetBSD 11.0