rdacl_test_access(3sec)

Synopsis

#include <dce/rdaclif.h>
boolean32 rdacl_test_access(
handle_t h,
sec_acl_component_name_t component_name,
uuid_t *manager_type,
sec_acl_permset_t desired_permset,
error_status_t *status);

Parameters

Input

h
A handle referring to the target object.

component_name
A character string containing the name of the target object.

manager_type
A pointer to the UUID identifying the type of the ACL manager in question. There may be more than one type of ACL manager protecting the object whose ACL is bound to the input handle. Use this parameter to distinguish them. Use sec_acl_get_manager_types( ) to acquire a list of the manager types protecting a given object.

desired_permset
A permission set in sec_acl_permset_t form containing the desired privileges. This is a 32-bit set of permission flags supported by the manager type.

Output

status
A pointer to the completion status. On successful completion, the routine returns error_status_ok. Otherwise, it returns an error.

Description
The rdacl_test_access( ) routine determines if the specified ACL contains entries granting privileges to the calling process matching those in desired_permset. An application generally only inquires after the minimum set of privileges needed to accomplish a specific task.

Notes
This call is not intended to be used by application programs. The sec_acl Application Programming Interface (API) provides all the functionality necessary to use the ACL facility. This reference page is provided for programmers who wish to write an ACL manager. In order to write an ACL manager, a programmer must implement the entire rdacl interface.

This network interface is called on the client side via the sec_acl local interface. Developers are responsible for implementing the server side of this interface. Test server code is included as a sample implementation.

Files

/usr/include/dce/rdaclif.idl
The idl file from which dce/rdaclif.h was derived.

Errors

The following describes a partial list of errors that might be returned. Refer to the OSF DCE Problem Determination Guide for complete descriptions of all error messages.

sec_acl_unknown_manager_type
The manager type selected is not an available option.

error_status_ok
The call was successful.

Related Information
Functions:

sec_intro(3sec)

rdacl_test_access_on_behalf(3sec)