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acl_get_permset(3)
NAME
  acl_get_permset - Retrieves a pointer to the permissions for a given ACL
  entry

SYNOPSIS
  #include <sys/acl.h>

  int acl_get_permset(
	  acl_entry_t entry_d,
	  acl_permset_t *permset_p );

LIBRARY
  Security Library (libpacl.a)

PARAMETERS
  entry_d
      Specifies the descriptor of a working storage internal representation
      ACL entry.

  permset_p
      Points to the location where the file permissions are to be stored.

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

  The acl_get_permset() function sets the permset_p parameter to point to the
  permission set of the designated entry. The permset_p parameter is a
  pointer to the permission set value which is a combination of ACL_EXECUTE,
  ACL_WRITE, and ACL_READ.

RETURN VALUES
  Upon successful completion, the acl_get_permset() 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_get_permset() function sets
  errno to the corresponding value:

  [EINVAL]
      The entry_d parameter does not refer to a valid ACL entry.

SEE ALSO
  acl_add_perm(3), acl_delete_perm(3), acl_set_permset(3), acl_clear_perm(3),
  acl_get_entry(3)

  Security

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