acl_from_text(3) Library Functions Manual acl_from_text(3)
NAME
acl_from_text - Converts the textual representation of an ACL to an internal representation
LIBRARY
Security Library (libpacl.a)
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/acl.h>
acl_t acl_from_text( char *buf_p);
PARAMETERS
Points to the text external representation of the ACL to be converted.
DESCRIPTION
NOTE: This function is based on Draft 13 of the POSIX P1003.6 standard.
The acl_from_text() function converts the textual representation of the ACL into the working storage internal representation used by the
ACL subsystem. Working system storage is allocated as required.
RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, the acl_from_text function returns an address pointing to the ACL translated. Otherwise, a value of NULL is
returned and errno is set to indicate the error.
ERRORS
If any of the following conditions occur, the acl_from_text() function sets errno to the corresponding value:
The argument buf_p cannot be translated into an ACL. There is not enough memory available to the process to allocate the working storage.
RELATED INFORMATION
acl_to_text(3), acl_free_text(3)
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