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ACL_GET_FLAGSET_NP(3)    BSD Library Functions Manual    ACL_GET_FLAGSET_NP(3)

NAME
     acl_get_flagset_np -- retrieve flag set from an ACL or ACL entry

LIBRARY
     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS
     #include <sys/types.h>
     #include <sys/acl.h>

     int
     acl_get_flagset_np(void *obj, acl_flagset_t *flagset_p);

DESCRIPTION
     The acl_get_flagset_np() function is a nonstandard extension that returns
     via flagset_p a descriptor to the flag set in the ACL or ACL entry obj.
     Subsequent operations using the returned flag set operate on the permis-sion permission
     sion set within the ACL or ACL entry.

RETURN VALUES
     The acl_get_flagset() function returns the value 0 if successful; other-wise otherwise
     wise the value -1 is returned and the global variable errno is set to
     indicate the error.

ERRORS
     The acl_get_flagset() function fails if:

     [EINVAL]           Argument obj is not a valid descriptor for an ACL or
                        ACL entry.

SEE ALSO
     acl(3), acl_add_flag_np(3), acl_clear_flags_np(3), acl_delete_flag_np(3),
     acl_set_flagset_np(3)

AUTHORS
     Michael Smith
     Chris D. Faulhaber

BSD                             March 10, 2001                             BSD