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acl_free(3)
NAME
  acl_free - Releases an ACL internal working storage area for an ACL

SYNOPSIS
  #include <sys/acl.h>

  int acl_free(
	  acl_t acl_d );

LIBRARY
  Security Library (libpacl.a)

PARAMETERS
  acl_d
      Specifies the working storage internal representation ACL descriptor.

DESCRIPTION
  NOTE:	 This function is based on Draft 13 of the POSIX P1003.6 standard.

  The acl_free() function releases the system working storage area associated
  with the ACL indicated by the acl_d descriptor.  This space is allocated by
  acl_init(), acl_create_entry(), acl_dup(), acl_from_text(), acl_copy_int(),
  acl_get_fd(), acl_get_file(), and acl_set_qualifier().

RETURN VALUES
  Upon successful completion, the acl_free() function returns a value of 0
  (zero).  Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate
  the error.

ERRORS
  If the following condition occurs, the acl_free() function sets errno to
  the corresponding value:

  [EINVAL]
      The acl_d argument does not point to a valid ACL structure.

SEE ALSO
  acl_init(3), acl_create_entry(3), acl_dup(3), acl_from_text(3),
  acl_copy_int(3), acl_get_fd(3), acl_get_file(3), and acl_set_qualifier(3)

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