acl_error3
Convert an acl error code to a text message
Usage
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <acl/libacl.h>
const char *
acl_error(int code);
Library
Linux Access Control Lists library (libacl, -lacl).
Overview
The acl_error() function converts an ACL error code such as returned by the acl_check() function to a text message describing the error condition. In the “POSIX” locale, acl_check() returns the following descriptions for the error codes.
- ACL_MULTI_ERROR
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“Multiple entries”
- ACL_DUPLICATE_ERROR
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“Duplicate entries”
- ACL_MISS_ERROR
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“Missing or wrong entry”
- ACL_ENTRY_ERROR
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“Invalid entry type”
Return value
The acl_error() function returns a text message if the error code is recognized, and a value of (const char *)NULL otherwise.
Releases
13 releases since Debian 3.0 (Woody); the text changed 3 times.