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acl_set_file(3)
NAME
  acl_set_file - Sets the ACL on the file or directory designated by the path
  name

SYNOPSIS
  #include <sys/acl.h>

  int acl_set_file(
	  char *path_p,
	  acl_type_t type_d,
	  acl_t acl_d );

LIBRARY
  Security Library (libpacl.a)

PARAMETERS
  path_p
      The pathname of the file or directory to set the ACL on.

  type_d
      Designates the type of ACL to set: ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT,
      or ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT_DIR.

  acl_d
      Working storage internal representation of the ACL that is being set.

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

  Given a path name to a file or directory, the acl_set_file() function sets
  the designated ACL.  The type of ACL being set is determined by the type_d
  parameter. If acl_d is NULL, then the designated ACL is removed from the
  designated file or directory. The entry pointer used by the acl_get_entry()
  function becomes undefined after a call to the acl_set_file() function.

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

ERRORS
  If any of the following conditions occur, the acl_set_file() function sets
  errno to the corresponding value:

  [EACCES]
      The required access to the file was denied.

  [ENOENT]
      The named file or directory does not exist.

  [EINVAL]
      The argument acl_d does not contain a valid ACL. Argument type_d does
      not contain a valid ACL type.

  [ENAMETOOLONG]
      The pathname is longer than allowed.

  [ENOSPC]
      The directory or file system that would contain the new ACL cannot be
      extended or the file system is out of file allocation resources.

  [ENOTDIR]
      The argument type_d indicates a default ACL, and path_p does not point
      to a directory.

  [ENOTSUP]
      The designated file or directory resides on a file system that does not
      support ACLs

  [EPERM]
      The process does not have the appropriate permissions to perform the
      operation.  The setting and changing of ACLs have been disabled by the
      system administrator.

  [EROFS]
      The designated file or directory resides on a read-only file system.

SEE ALSO
  acl_get_fd(3), acl_valid(3), acl_set_fd(3), acl_get_file(3)

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