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30.Dd December 18, 2002
31.Dt ACL 3
32.Os
33.Sh NAME
34.Nm acl
35.Nd introduction to the POSIX.1e ACL security API
36.Sh LIBRARY

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54.Pp
55POSIX.1e describes a set of ACL manipulation routines to manage the
56contents of ACLs, as well as their relationships with files; almost
57all of these support routines are implemented in
58.Fx .
59.Pp
60Available functions, sorted by behavior, include:
61.Bl -tag -width indent
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30.Dd December 18, 2002
31.Dt ACL 3
32.Os
33.Sh NAME
34.Nm acl
35.Nd introduction to the POSIX.1e ACL security API
36.Sh LIBRARY

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54.Pp
55POSIX.1e describes a set of ACL manipulation routines to manage the
56contents of ACLs, as well as their relationships with files; almost
57all of these support routines are implemented in
58.Fx .
59.Pp
60Available functions, sorted by behavior, include:
61.Bl -tag -width indent
62.It Fn acl_add_flag_np
63This function is described in
64.Xr acl_add_flag_np 3 ,
65and may be used to add flags to a flagset.
62.It Fn acl_add_perm
63This function is described in
64.Xr acl_add_perm 3 ,
65and may be used to add permissions to a permission set.
66.It Fn acl_calc_mask
67This function is described in
68.Xr acl_calc_mask 3 ,
69and may be used to calculate and set the permissions associated with
70the
71.Dv ACL_MASK
72entry.
66.It Fn acl_add_perm
67This function is described in
68.Xr acl_add_perm 3 ,
69and may be used to add permissions to a permission set.
70.It Fn acl_calc_mask
71This function is described in
72.Xr acl_calc_mask 3 ,
73and may be used to calculate and set the permissions associated with
74the
75.Dv ACL_MASK
76entry.
77.It Fn acl_clear_flags_np
78This function is described in
79.Xr acl_clear_flags_np 3 ,
80and may be used to clear all flags from a flagset.
73.It Fn acl_clear_perms
74This function is described in
75.Xr acl_clear_perms 3 ,
76and may be used to clear all permissions from a permission set.
77.It Fn acl_copy_entry
78This function is described in
79.Xr acl_copy_entry 3 ,
80and may be used to copy the contents of an ACL entry.
81.It Fn acl_clear_perms
82This function is described in
83.Xr acl_clear_perms 3 ,
84and may be used to clear all permissions from a permission set.
85.It Fn acl_copy_entry
86This function is described in
87.Xr acl_copy_entry 3 ,
88and may be used to copy the contents of an ACL entry.
81.It Fn acl_create_entry
82This function is described in
89.It Xo
90.Fn acl_create_entry ,
91.Fn acl_create_entry_np
92.Xc
93These functions are described in
83.Xr acl_create_entry 3 ,
84and may be used to create an empty entry in an ACL.
85.It Xo
86.Fn acl_delete_def_file ,
87.Fn acl_delete_def_link_np ,
88.Fn acl_delete_fd_np ,
89.Fn acl_delete_file_np ,
90.Fn acl_delete_link_np
91.Xc
92These functions are described in
93.Xr acl_delete 3 ,
94and may be used to delete ACLs from file system objects.
94.Xr acl_create_entry 3 ,
95and may be used to create an empty entry in an ACL.
96.It Xo
97.Fn acl_delete_def_file ,
98.Fn acl_delete_def_link_np ,
99.Fn acl_delete_fd_np ,
100.Fn acl_delete_file_np ,
101.Fn acl_delete_link_np
102.Xc
103These functions are described in
104.Xr acl_delete 3 ,
105and may be used to delete ACLs from file system objects.
95.It Fn acl_delete_entry
96This function is described in
106.It Xo
107.Fn acl_delete_entry ,
108.Fn acl_delete_entry_np ,
109.Xc
110This functions are described in
97.Xr acl_delete_entry 3 ,
98and may be used to delete an entry from an ACL.
111.Xr acl_delete_entry 3 ,
112and may be used to delete an entry from an ACL.
113.It Fn acl_delete_flag_np
114This function is described in
115.Xr acl_delete_flag_np 3 ,
116and may be used to delete flags from a flagset.
99.It Fn acl_delete_perm
100This function is described in
101.Xr acl_delete_perm 3 ,
102and may be used to delete permissions from a permset.
103.It Fn acl_dup
104This function is described in
105.Xr acl_dup 3 ,
106and may be used to duplicate an ACL structure.

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121.Fn acl_get_fd ,
122.Fn acl_get_fd_np ,
123.Fn acl_get_file ,
124.Fn acl_get_link_np
125.Xc
126These functions are described in
127.Xr acl_get 3 ,
128and may be used to retrieve ACLs from file system objects.
117.It Fn acl_delete_perm
118This function is described in
119.Xr acl_delete_perm 3 ,
120and may be used to delete permissions from a permset.
121.It Fn acl_dup
122This function is described in
123.Xr acl_dup 3 ,
124and may be used to duplicate an ACL structure.

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139.Fn acl_get_fd ,
140.Fn acl_get_fd_np ,
141.Fn acl_get_file ,
142.Fn acl_get_link_np
143.Xc
144These functions are described in
145.Xr acl_get 3 ,
146and may be used to retrieve ACLs from file system objects.
147.It Fn acl_get_entry_type_np
148This function is described in
149.Xr acl_get_entry_type_np 3 ,
150and may be used to retrieve an ACL type from an ACL entry.
151.It Fn acl_get_flagset_np
152This function is described in
153.Xr acl_get_flagset_np 3 ,
154and may be used to retrieve a flagset from an ACL entry.
129.It Fn acl_get_permset
130This function is described in
131.Xr acl_get_permset 3 ,
132and may be used to retrieve a permset from an ACL entry.
133.It Fn acl_get_qualifier
134This function is described in
135.Xr acl_get_qualifier 3 ,
136and may be used to retrieve the qualifier from an ACL entry.
137.It Fn acl_get_tag_type
138This function is described in
139.Xr acl_get_tag_type 3 ,
140and may be used to retrieve the tag type from an ACL entry.
141.It Fn acl_init
142This function is described in
143.Xr acl_init 3 ,
144and may be used to allocate a fresh (empty) ACL structure.
155.It Fn acl_get_permset
156This function is described in
157.Xr acl_get_permset 3 ,
158and may be used to retrieve a permset from an ACL entry.
159.It Fn acl_get_qualifier
160This function is described in
161.Xr acl_get_qualifier 3 ,
162and may be used to retrieve the qualifier from an ACL entry.
163.It Fn acl_get_tag_type
164This function is described in
165.Xr acl_get_tag_type 3 ,
166and may be used to retrieve the tag type from an ACL entry.
167.It Fn acl_init
168This function is described in
169.Xr acl_init 3 ,
170and may be used to allocate a fresh (empty) ACL structure.
171.It Fn acl_is_trivial_np
172This function is described in
173.Xr acl_is_trivial_np 3 ,
174and may be used to find out whether ACL is trivial.
145.It Xo
146.Fn acl_set_fd ,
147.Fn acl_set_fd_np ,
148.Fn acl_set_file ,
149.Fn acl_set_link_np
150.Xc
151These functions are described in
152.Xr acl_set 3 ,
153and may be used to assign an ACL to a file system object.
175.It Xo
176.Fn acl_set_fd ,
177.Fn acl_set_fd_np ,
178.Fn acl_set_file ,
179.Fn acl_set_link_np
180.Xc
181These functions are described in
182.Xr acl_set 3 ,
183and may be used to assign an ACL to a file system object.
184.It Fn acl_set_entry_type_np
185This function is described in
186.Xr acl_set_entry_type_np 3 ,
187and may be used to set the ACL type of an ACL entry.
188.It Fn acl_set_flagset_np
189This function is described in
190.Xr acl_set_flagset_np 3 ,
191and may be used to set the flags of an ACL entry from a flagset.
154.It Fn acl_set_permset
155This function is described in
156.Xr acl_set_permset 3 ,
157and may be used to set the permissions of an ACL entry from a permset.
158.It Fn acl_set_qualifier
159This function is described in
160.Xr acl_set_qualifier 3 ,
161and may be used to set the qualifier of an ACL.
162.It Fn acl_set_tag_type
163This function is described in
164.Xr acl_set_tag_type 3 ,
165and may be used to set the tag type of an ACL.
192.It Fn acl_set_permset
193This function is described in
194.Xr acl_set_permset 3 ,
195and may be used to set the permissions of an ACL entry from a permset.
196.It Fn acl_set_qualifier
197This function is described in
198.Xr acl_set_qualifier 3 ,
199and may be used to set the qualifier of an ACL.
200.It Fn acl_set_tag_type
201This function is described in
202.Xr acl_set_tag_type 3 ,
203and may be used to set the tag type of an ACL.
166.It Fn acl_to_text
167This function is described in
204.It Fn acl_strip_np
205This function is describe din
206.Xr acl-strip_np 3 ,
207and may be used to remove extended entries from an ACL.
208.It Xo
209.Fn acl_to_text ,
210.Fn acl_to_text_np
211.Xc
212These functions are described in
168.Xr acl_to_text 3 ,
169and may be used to generate a text-form of a POSIX.1e semantics ACL.
170.It Xo
171.Fn acl_valid ,
172.Fn acl_valid_fd_np ,
173.Fn acl_valid_file_np ,
174.Fn acl_valid_link_np
175.Xc

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184.Xr acl 9 .
185The syscalls between the internal interfaces and the public library
186routines may change over time, and as such are not documented.
187They are not intended to be called directly without going through the
188library.
189.Sh SEE ALSO
190.Xr getfacl 1 ,
191.Xr setfacl 1 ,
213.Xr acl_to_text 3 ,
214and may be used to generate a text-form of a POSIX.1e semantics ACL.
215.It Xo
216.Fn acl_valid ,
217.Fn acl_valid_fd_np ,
218.Fn acl_valid_file_np ,
219.Fn acl_valid_link_np
220.Xc

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229.Xr acl 9 .
230The syscalls between the internal interfaces and the public library
231routines may change over time, and as such are not documented.
232They are not intended to be called directly without going through the
233library.
234.Sh SEE ALSO
235.Xr getfacl 1 ,
236.Xr setfacl 1 ,
237.Xr acl_add_flag_np 3 ,
192.Xr acl_add_perm 3 ,
193.Xr acl_calc_mask 3 ,
238.Xr acl_add_perm 3 ,
239.Xr acl_calc_mask 3 ,
240.Xr acl_clear_flags_np 3 ,
194.Xr acl_clear_perms 3 ,
195.Xr acl_copy_entry 3 ,
196.Xr acl_create_entry 3 ,
197.Xr acl_delete_entry 3 ,
241.Xr acl_clear_perms 3 ,
242.Xr acl_copy_entry 3 ,
243.Xr acl_create_entry 3 ,
244.Xr acl_delete_entry 3 ,
245.Xr acl_delete_flag_np 3 ,
198.Xr acl_delete_perm 3 ,
199.Xr acl_dup 3 ,
200.Xr acl_free 3 ,
201.Xr acl_from_text 3 ,
202.Xr acl_get 3 ,
246.Xr acl_delete_perm 3 ,
247.Xr acl_dup 3 ,
248.Xr acl_free 3 ,
249.Xr acl_from_text 3 ,
250.Xr acl_get 3 ,
251.Xr acl_get_entry_type_np 3 ,
252.Xr acl_get_flagset_np 3 ,
203.Xr acl_get_permset 3 ,
204.Xr acl_get_qualifier 3 ,
205.Xr acl_get_tag_type 3 ,
206.Xr acl_init 3 ,
253.Xr acl_get_permset 3 ,
254.Xr acl_get_qualifier 3 ,
255.Xr acl_get_tag_type 3 ,
256.Xr acl_init 3 ,
257.Xr acl_is_trivial_np 3 ,
207.Xr acl_set 3 ,
258.Xr acl_set 3 ,
259.Xr acl_set_entry_type_np 3 ,
260.Xr acl_set_flagset_np 3 ,
208.Xr acl_set_permset 3 ,
209.Xr acl_set_qualifier 3 ,
210.Xr acl_set_tag_type 3 ,
261.Xr acl_set_permset 3 ,
262.Xr acl_set_qualifier 3 ,
263.Xr acl_set_tag_type 3 ,
264.Xr acl_strip_np 3 ,
211.Xr acl_to_text 3 ,
212.Xr acl_valid 3 ,
213.Xr posix1e 3 ,
214.Xr acl 9
215.Sh STANDARDS
216POSIX.1e assigns security labels to all objects, extending the security
217functionality described in POSIX.1.
218These additional labels provide fine-grained discretionary access control,

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265.Xr acl_to_text 3 ,
266.Xr acl_valid 3 ,
267.Xr posix1e 3 ,
268.Xr acl 9
269.Sh STANDARDS
270POSIX.1e assigns security labels to all objects, extending the security
271functionality described in POSIX.1.
272These additional labels provide fine-grained discretionary access control,

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