1selinux_file_context_cmp(3)SELinux API documentationselinux_file_context_cmp(3)
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NAME

6       selinux_file_context_cmp,  selinux_file_context_verify  - comparison of
7       two file contexts.
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SYNOPSIS

11       #include <selinux/selinux.h>
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14       int selinux_file_context_cmp(const security_context_t  a,  const  secu‐
15       rity_context_t b);
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17       int selinux_file_context_verify(const char *path, mode_t mode);
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DESCRIPTION

21       selinux_file_context_cmp  compares  two  file  contexts to see if their
22       differences are "significant", the function runs  the  strcmp  function
23       ignoring the user componant of the file context.
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25       selinux_file_context_verify  compares  the  file context on disk to the
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RETURN VALUE

31       Returns zero on success or -1 otherwise.
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SEE ALSO

35       selinux(8), selinux_lsetfilecon(3), matchpathcon(3),  freecon(3),  set‐
36       filecon(3), setfscreatecon(3)
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40sds@tycho.nsa.gov              21 November 2009    selinux_file_context_cmp(3)