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acl_from_text(3)
NAME
  acl_from_text - Converts the textual representation of an ACL to an
  internal representation

LIBRARY
  Security Library (libpacl.a)

SYNOPSIS
  #include <sys/acl.h>
  acl_t acl_from_text(
	  char *buf_p);

PARAMETERS
  buf_p	    Points to the text external representation of the ACL to be
	    converted.

DESCRIPTION
  NOTE:	 This function is based on Draft 13 of the POSIX P1003.6 standard.
  The function may change as the P1003.6 standard is finalized.

  The acl_from_text() function converts the textual representation of the ACL
  into the working storage internal representation used by the ACL subsystem.
  Working system storage is allocated as required.

RETURN VALUES
  Upon successful completion, the acl_from_text function returns an address
  pointing to the ACL translated. Otherwise, a value of NULL is returned and
  errno is set to indicate the error.

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

  [EINVAL]		   The argument buf_p cannot be translated into an
			   ACL.

  [ENOMEM]		   There is not enough memory available to the
			   process to allocate the working storage.

RELATED INFORMATION
  acl_to_text(3), acl_free_text(3)

  Security