setfilecon

setfilecon(3)		  SE Linux API documentation		setfilecon(3)



NAME
       setfilecon,  fsetfilecon,  lsetfilecon - set SE Linux security context
       of a file


SYNOPSIS
       #include <selinux/selinux.h>

       int setfilecon(const char *path, security_context_t con);
       int lsetfilecon(const char *path, security_context_t con);
       int fsetfilecon(int fd, security_context_t con);


DESCRIPTION
       setfilecon sets the security context of the file system object.

       lsetfilecon is identical to setfilecon, except in the case of  a	 sym-
       bolic  link,  where the link itself has it’s context set, not the file
       that it refers to.

       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.


RETURN VALUE
       On success, zero is returned. On failure, -1 is returned and errno  is
       set appropriately.

       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.


SEE ALSO
       freecon(3), getfilecon(3), setfscreatecon(3)



russell@coker.com.au		1 January 2004			setfilecon(3)