main.c

/*
    File:       main.c
 
    Abstract:   Tool which will remove inherited ACEs from a file system object
                (demonstrating File Manager ACL support).
 
    Version:    1.0
 
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#include <CoreServices/CoreServices.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/acl.h>
 
 
// this routine uses the acl_t API to run through the ACL and remove any
// entry that is marked as inherited.  It will set aclChanged to true
// if any entries are actually removed.
static int RemoveInheritedEntriesFromACL(acl_t theACL, Boolean *aclChanged, Boolean *aclNowEmpty)
{
    int result = 0, getEntryResult;
    acl_entry_t entry;
    acl_flagset_t   flags;
    
    // loop through all the ACEs, starting at the beginning
    getEntryResult = acl_get_entry(theACL, ACL_FIRST_ENTRY, &entry); 
    for (getEntryResult = acl_get_entry(theACL, ACL_FIRST_ENTRY, &entry); getEntryResult == 0; getEntryResult = acl_get_entry(theACL, ACL_NEXT_ENTRY, &entry))
    {
        // get the flagset and check for the ACL_ENTRY_INHERITED flag - if present delete the entry
        if (acl_get_flagset_np(entry, &flags) == 0)
        {
            if (acl_get_flag_np(flags, ACL_ENTRY_INHERITED) != 0) 
            {
                result = acl_delete_entry(theACL, entry);
                if (result == 0)
                    *aclChanged = true;
                else
                    break;
            }
        }
    }
 
    // if anything was removed check to see if the acl is empty
    if ((aclChanged) && (result == 0))
    {
        // if we can get the first entry then there is at least one left...
        *aclNowEmpty = (acl_get_entry(theACL, ACL_FIRST_ENTRY, &entry) == 0) ? false : true;
    }
    
    return result;
}
 
static OSStatus RemoveInheritedEntriesFromObject(const FSRef *ref, Boolean *aclChanged)
{
    FSCatalogInfo info;
    OSStatus err;
    
    // nothing has changed yet
    *aclChanged = false;
    
    // get an FSFileSecurityRef for the object
    err = FSGetCatalogInfo(ref, kFSCatInfoFSFileSecurityRef, &info, NULL, NULL, NULL);
    if (err == noErr)
    {
        // we have a valid FSFileSecurityRef or NULL.
        // NULL will be returned if the item has no extened secutiry info (which will
        // always be the case for a volume with extended security disabled).
        FSFileSecurityRef fileSecRef = ((FSPermissionInfo *) info.permissions)->fileSec;
        if (fileSecRef != NULL)
        {
            acl_t   theACL;
            // get a copy of the access control list
            err = FSFileSecurityCopyAccessControlList(fileSecRef, &theACL);
            if (err == noErr)
            {
                Boolean aclNowEmpty;
                int result = RemoveInheritedEntriesFromACL(theACL, aclChanged, &aclNowEmpty);
                if (result == 0)
                {
                    // now the inherited entries are gone, so we need to update the FSSecurityRef and then
                    // set it back on the file system object.  The FSFileSecuritySetAccessControlList call
                    // is necessary since we operated on a copy of the access control list
                    if (*aclChanged)
                    {
                        if (!aclNowEmpty)
                            err = FSFileSecuritySetAccessControlList(fileSecRef, theACL);
                        else    // if the acl is empty then remove it (all entries were inherited)
                            err = FSFileSecuritySetAccessControlList(fileSecRef, kFSFileSecurityRemoveACL);
                            
                        if (err == noErr)
                        {
                            err = FSSetCatalogInfo(ref, kFSCatInfoFSFileSecurityRef, &info);
                            if (err != noErr)
                                printf("FSSetCatalogInfo returned %ld\n", err);
                        }
                        else
                            printf("FSFileSecuritySetAccessControlList returned %ld\n", err);
                    }
                    else // if nothing changed then no need to set it back
                        err = noErr;
 
                }
                else
                {
                    printf("RemoveInheritedEntriesFromACL returned %d\n", result);
                    err = ioErr; // return something other than noErr
                }
                // free our copy of the acl
                acl_free(theACL);
            }
            else if (err == errFSPropertyNotValid) // errFSPropertyNotValid means no acl, so no entries need to be removed
                err = noErr;
            else
                printf("FSFileSecurityCopyAccessControlList returned %ld\n", err);
 
            // need to release the fileSecRef
            CFRelease(fileSecRef);
        }
        else    // no info, so no inherited entries to remove
            err = noErr;
    }
    else
        printf("FSGetCatalogInfo returned %ld\n", err);
        
    return err;
}
 
int main (int argc, const char * argv[]) {
 
    if (argc == 2)
    {
        FSRef   ref;
        OSStatus err;
        
        err = FSPathMakeRef((UInt8 *)argv[1], &ref, NULL);
        if (err == noErr)
        {
            Boolean aclChanged;
            
            err = RemoveInheritedEntriesFromObject(&ref, &aclChanged);
            if (err == noErr)
            {
                if (aclChanged)
                    printf("Inherited entries removed from %s\n", argv[1]);
                else
                    printf("No inherited entried found on %s\n", argv[1]);
            }
            else
                printf("RemoveInheritedEntries returned %ld for %s\n", err, argv[1]);
        }
        else
            printf("FSPathMakeRef returned %ld for %s [%ld]\n", err, argv[1]);
    }       
    else
        printf("usage: %s path\nThis tool will remove any inherited ACEs from the item specified by path\n", argv[0]);
    return 0;
}