ACL_VALID(3C)							 ACL_VALID(3C)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     acl_valid - validate an ACL

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <sys/acl.h>

     int acl_valid( struct acl *aclp);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     Check that	the format of an ACL is	valid.

     First, aclp must be non null.  The	three required entries (ACL_USER_OBJ,
     ACL_GROUP_OBJ, and	ACL_OTHER) must	exist exactly once in the ACL.	If the
     ACL contains any ACL_USER,	ACL_GROUP, or any implementation-defined
     entries in	the file group class, then one ACL_MASK	entry is required. The
     ACL may contain at	most one ACL_MASK entry.

     The qualifier field must be unique	among all entries of the same type.

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

     acl_valid returns 0 if the	ACL is valid, -1 otherwise.

ERRORS    [Toc]    [Back]

     EINVAL	     ACL is not	valid.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     acl(4).


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