acl_dup(3) - Linux manual page (original) (raw)

ACLDUP(3) Library Functions Manual ACLDUP(3)

NAME top

   **acl_dup** — duplicate an ACL

LIBRARY top

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

SYNOPSIS top

   <_sys/types.h_> <_sys/acl.h_> _aclt_ **acl_dup**(_aclt acl_)

DESCRIPTION top

   The **acl_dup**() function returns a pointer to a copy of the ACL
   pointed to by _acl_.

   This function may cause memory to be allocated.  The caller should
   free any releasable memory, when the new ACL is no longer
   required, by calling _aclfree_(3) with the _(void*)aclt_ returned by
   **acl_dup**() as an argument.

RETURN VALUE top

   On success, this function returns a pointer to the working
   storage.  On error, a value of **(acl_t)NULL** is returned, and _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_
   is set appropriately.

ERRORS top

   If any of the following conditions occur, the **acl_dup**() function
   returns a value of **(acl_t)NULL** and sets _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ to the corresponding
   value:

   [EINVAL]           The argument _acl_ is not a valid pointer to an
                      ACL.

   [ENOMEM]           The _aclt_ to be returned requires more memory
                      than is allowed by the hardware or system-
                      imposed memory management constraints.

STANDARDS top

   IEEE Std 1003.1e draft 17 (“POSIX.1e”, abandoned)

SEE ALSO top

   _aclfree_(3), _aclgetentry_(3), _acl_(5)

AUTHOR top

   Derived from the FreeBSD manual pages written by Robert N M Watson
   <rwatson@FreeBSD.org>, and adapted for Linux by Andreas
   Gruenbacher <andreas.gruenbacher@gmail.com>.

COLOPHON top

   This page is part of the _acl_ (manipulating access control lists)
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   for this manual page, see
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Linux ACL March 23, 2002 ACLDUP(3)