The
acl_error ();
function converts an ACL error code such as returned by the
acl_check ();
function to a text message describing the error condition. In the
lqPOSIXrq locale,
acl_check ();
returns the following descriptions for the error codes.
ACL_MULTI_ERROR
lqMultiple entriesrq
ACL_DUPLICATE_ERROR
lqDuplicate entriesrq
ACL_MISS_ERROR
lqMissing or wrong entryrq
ACL_ENTRY_ERROR
lqInvalid entry typerq
RETURN VALUE
The
acl_error ();
function returns a text message if the error code is recognized, and a value of
(const char *)NULL
otherwise.
STANDARDS
This is a non-portable, Linux specific extension to the ACL manipulation
functions defined in IEEE Std 1003.1e draft 17 (lqPOSIX.1erq, abandoned).