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

setfilecon(3) SELinux API documentation setfilecon(3)

NAME top

   setfilecon, fsetfilecon, lsetfilecon - set SELinux security
   context of a file

SYNOPSIS top

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

   **int setfilecon(const char ***_path_**, const char ***_con_**);**

   **int setfilecon_raw(const char ***_path_**, const char ***_con_**);**

   **int lsetfilecon(const char ***_path_**, const char ***_con_**);**

   **int lsetfilecon_raw(const char ***_path_**, const char ***_con_**);**

   **int fsetfilecon(int** _fd_**, const char ***_con_**);**

   **int fsetfilecon_raw(int** _fd_**, const char ***_con_**);**

DESCRIPTION top

   **setfilecon**() sets the security context of the file system object.

   **lsetfilecon**() is identical to setfilecon, except in the case of a
   symbolic link, where the link itself has it's context set, not the
   file that it refers to.

   **fsetfilecon**() is identical to setfilecon, only the open file
   pointed to by filedes (as returned by [open(2)](../man2/open.2.html)) has it's context
   set in place of path.  Since libselinux 3.4 a file opened via
   _OPATH_ is supported.

   **setfilecon_raw**(), **lsetfilecon_raw**(), and **fsetfilecon_raw**() behave
   identically to their non-raw counterparts but do not perform
   context translation.

RETURN VALUE top

   On success, zero is returned. On failure, -1 is returned and _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_
   is set appropriately.

ERRORS top

   If there is insufficient space remaining to store the extended
   attribute, _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ is set to either **ENOSPC**, or **EDQUOT** if quota
   enforcement was the cause.

   If extended attributes are not supported by the filesystem, or are
   disabled, _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ is set to **ENOTSUP**.

   The errors documented for the [stat(2)](../man2/stat.2.html) system call are also
   applicable here.

SEE ALSO top

   **selinux**(3), [freecon(3)](../man3/freecon.3.html), [getfilecon(3)](../man3/getfilecon.3.html), [setfscreatecon(3)](../man3/setfscreatecon.3.html)

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russell@coker.com.au 1 January 2004 setfilecon(3)

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