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NAME top

   set_matchpathcon_flags, set_matchpathcon_invalidcon,
   set_matchpathcon_printf - set flags controlling the operation of
   matchpathcon or matchpathcon_index and configure the behaviour of
   validity checking and error displaying

SYNOPSIS top

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

   **void set_matchpathcon_flags(unsigned int** _flags_**);**

   **void set_matchpathcon_invalidcon(int (***_f_**)(const char ***_path_**,**
   **unsigned** _lineno_**, char ***_context_**));**

   **void set_matchpathcon_printf(void (***_f_**)(const char ***_fmt_**, ...));**

DESCRIPTION top

   **set_matchpathcon_flags**() sets the flags controlling the operation
   of [matchpathcon_init(3)](../man3/matchpathcon%5Finit.3.html) and subsequently [matchpathcon_index(3)](../man3/matchpathcon%5Findex.3.html) or
   [matchpathcon(3)](../man3/matchpathcon.3.html).  If the **MATCHPATHCON_BASEONLY** flag is set, then
   only the base file contexts configuration file will be processed,
   not any dynamically generated entries or local customizations.

   **set_matchpathcon_invalidcon**() sets the function used by
   [matchpathcon_init(3)](../man3/matchpathcon%5Finit.3.html) when checking the validity of a context in
   the file contexts configuration.  If not set, then this defaults
   to a test based on [security_check_context(3)](../man3/security%5Fcheck%5Fcontext.3.html), which checks
   validity against the active policy on a SELinux system.  This can
   be set to instead perform checking based on a binary policy file,
   e.g. using [sepol_check_context(3)](../man3/sepol%5Fcheck%5Fcontext.3.html), as is done by **setfiles -c.** The
   function is also responsible for reporting any such error, and may
   include the _path_ and _lineno_ in such error messages.

   **set_matchpathcon_printf**() sets the function used by
   [matchpathcon_init(3)](../man3/matchpathcon%5Finit.3.html) when displaying errors about the file
   contexts configuration.  If not set, then this defaults to
   fprintf(stderr, fmt, ...).  This can be set to redirect error
   reporting to a different destination.

RETURN VALUE top

   Returns zero on success or -1 otherwise.

SEE ALSO top

   [selinux(8)](../man8/selinux.8.html), [matchpathcon(3)](../man3/matchpathcon.3.html), [matchpathcon_index(3)](../man3/matchpathcon%5Findex.3.html),
   [set_matchpathcon_invalidcon(3)](../man3/set%5Fmatchpathcon%5Finvalidcon.3.html), [set_matchpathcon_printf(3)](../man3/set%5Fmatchpathcon%5Fprintf.3.html),
   [freecon(3)](../man3/freecon.3.html), [setfilecon(3)](../man3/setfilecon.3.html), [setfscreatecon(3)](../man3/setfscreatecon.3.html)

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stephen.smalley.work@gmai... 21 November 2009 setmatc...onflags(3)

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