Query: acl_from_mode
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ACL_FROM_MODE(3) BSD Library Functions Manual ACL_FROM_MODE(3)NAMEacl_from_mode -- create an ACL from file permission bitsLIBRARYLinux Access Control Lists library (libacl, -lacl).SYNOPSIS#include <sys/types.h> #include <acl/libacl.h> acl_t acl_from_mode(mode_t mode);DESCRIPTIONThe acl_from_mode() function creates a minimal ACL that contains the three entries with tag types ACL_USER_OBJ, ACL_GROUP_OBJ, and ACL_OTHER, with permissions corresponding to the owner, group, and other permission bits of its argument mode.RETURN VALUEOn success, this function returns a pointer to the working storage. On error, a value of (acl_t)NULL is returned, and errno is set appropri- ately.ERRORSIf any of the following conditions occur, the acl_from_mode() function returns a value of (acl_t)NULL and sets errno to the corresponding value: [ENOMEM] The ACL working storage requires more memory than is allowed by the hardware or system-imposed memory management con- straints.STANDARDSThis is a non-portable, Linux specific extension to the ACL manipulation functions defined in IEEE Std 1003.1e draft 17 ("POSIX.1e", aban- doned).SEE ALSOacl_equiv_mode(3), acl_get_file(3), acl(5)AUTHORWritten by Andreas Gruenbacher <a.gruenbacher@bestbits.at>. Linux ACL March 23, 2002 Linux ACL