1setfilecon(3)              SELinux API documentation             setfilecon(3)
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NAME

6       setfilecon,  fsetfilecon, lsetfilecon - set SELinux security context of
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SYNOPSIS

11       #include <selinux/selinux.h>
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13       int setfilecon(const char *path, security_context_t con);
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15       int lsetfilecon(const char *path, security_context_t con);
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17       int fsetfilecon(int fd, security_context_t con);
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DESCRIPTION

21       setfilecon sets the security context of the file system object.
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23       lsetfilecon is identical to setfilecon, except in the case  of  a  sym‐
24       bolic  link,  where  the link itself has it's context set, not the file
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27       fsetfilecon is identical to setfilecon, only the open file  pointed  to
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RETURN VALUE

33       On success, zero is returned. On failure, -1 is returned and  errno  is
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36       If  there  is  insufficient  space  remaining  to  store  the  extended
37       attribute, errno is set to either ENOSPC, or EDQUOT if  quota  enforce-
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40       If extended attributes are not supported by the filesystem, or are dis-
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43       The errors documented for the stat(2) system call are  also  applicable
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SEE ALSO

48       selinux(3), freecon(3), getfilecon(3), setfscreatecon(3)
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52russell@coker.com.au            1 January 2004                   setfilecon(3)