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acl_dup(3)


NAME

  acl_dup - Creates a duplicate copy of the ACL


LIBRARY

  Security Library (libpacl.a)


SYNOPSIS

  #include <sys/acl.h>
  acl_t acl_dup(
	  acl_t acl_d);


PARAMETERS

  acl_d	    Specifies the working storage internal representation ACL entry
	    to create a duplicate of.


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_dup() function creates a copy of the designated ACL.	Once created
  this copy is independent  of the original entry.


RETURN VALUES

  Upon successful completion, the acl_dup function returns a pointer to the
  new copy of the ACL.	Otherwise, a NULL value is returned and errno is set
  to indicate the error.


ERRORS

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

  [EINVAL]	 The argument acl_d is not valid.

  [ENOMEM]	 Unable to allocate memory for storing the duplicate ACL.


RELATED INFORMATION

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