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contextnew(3) SELinux API documentation contextnew(3)

NAME top

   context_new, context_str, context_free, context_type_get,
   context_type_set, context_range_get,
   context_range_set,context_role_get, context_role_set,
   context_user_get, context_user_set - Routines to manipulate
   SELinux security contexts

SYNOPSIS top

   **#include <selinux/context.h>**

   **context_t context_new(const char ***_contextstr_**);**

   **const char * context_str(context_t** _con_**);**

   **void context_free(context_t** _con_**);**

   **const char * context_type_get(context_t** _con_**);**

   **const char * context_range_get(context_t** _con_**);**

   **const char * context_role_get(context_t** _con_**);**

   **const char * context_user_get(context_t** _con_**);**

   **int context_type_set(context_t** _con_**, const char ***_type_**);**

   **int context_range_set(context_t** _con_**, const char ***_range_**);**

   **int context_role_set(context_t** _con_**, const char ***_role_**);**

   **int context_user_set(context_t** _con_**, const char ***_user_**);**

DESCRIPTION top

   These functions allow an application to manipulate the fields of a
   security context string without requiring it to know the format of
   the string.

   **context_new**() returns a new context initialized to a context
   string.

   **context_str**() returns a pointer to the string value of the
   **context_t**, valid until the next call to **context_str**() or
   **context_free**() for the same **context_t***.

   **context_free**() frees the storage used by a context.

   **context_type_get**(), **context_range_get**(), **context_role_get**(),
   **context_user_get**() get a pointer to the string value of a context
   component.

   **Note:** Values returned by the get functions are only valid until
   the next call to a set function or **context_free**() for the same
   **context_t** structure.

   **context_type_set**(), **context_range_set**(), **context_role_set**(),
   **context_user_set**() set a context component.

RETURN VALUE top

   On failure **context_*_set**() functions return non-zero and 0 on
   success.

   The other functions return NULL on failure and non-NULL on
   success.

   On failure _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ is set appropriately.

SEE ALSO top

   [selinux(8)](../man8/selinux.8.html)

COLOPHON top

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   space libraries and tools) project.  Information about the project
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dwalsh@redhat.com 20 December 2011 contextnew(3)