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diff --git a/libselinux/man/man3/setfilecon.3 b/libselinux/man/man3/setfilecon.3 index 18030cd2..7da024ba 100644 --- a/libselinux/man/man3/setfilecon.3 +++ b/libselinux/man/man3/setfilecon.3 @@ -1,41 +1,53 @@ .TH "setfilecon" "3" "1 January 2004" "russell@coker.com.au" "SELinux API documentation" .SH "NAME" setfilecon, fsetfilecon, lsetfilecon \- set SELinux security context of a file - +. .SH "SYNOPSIS" .B #include <selinux/selinux.h> .sp .BI "int setfilecon(const char *" path ", security_context_t "con ); - +.sp .BI "int lsetfilecon(const char *" path ", security_context_t "con ); - +.sp .BI "int fsetfilecon(int "fd ", security_context_t "con ); - +. .SH "DESCRIPTION" -.B setfilecon +.BR setfilecon () sets the security context of the file system object. -.B lsetfilecon +.BR lsetfilecon () is identical to setfilecon, except in the case of a symbolic link, where the link itself has it's context set, not the file that it refers to. -.B fsetfilecon +.BR fsetfilecon () is identical to setfilecon, only the open file pointed to by filedes (as -returned by open(2)) has it's context set in place of path. - +returned by +.BR open (2)) +has it's context set in place of path. +. .SH "RETURN VALUE" -On success, zero is returned. On failure, -1 is returned and errno is -set appropriately. - +On success, zero is returned. On failure, \-1 is returned and +.I errno +is set appropriately. +. +.SH "ERRORS" If there is insufficient space remaining to store the extended -attribute, errno is set to either ENOSPC, or EDQUOT if quota enforce- -ment was the cause. - -If extended attributes are not supported by the filesystem, or are dis- -abled, errno is set to ENOTSUP. - -The errors documented for the stat(2) system call are also applicable -here. - +attribute, +.I errno +is set to either +.BR ENOSPC , +or +.B EDQUOT +if quota enforcement was the cause. + +If extended attributes are not supported by the filesystem, or are disabled, +.I errno +is set to +.BR ENOTSUP . + +The errors documented for the +.BR stat (2) +system call are also applicable here. +. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR selinux "(3), " freecon "(3), " getfilecon "(3), " setfscreatecon "(3)" |