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

10       #include <selinux/selinux.h>
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12       int setfilecon(const char *path, char * con);
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14       int setfilecon_raw(const char *path, char * con);
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16       int lsetfilecon(const char *path, char * con);
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18       int lsetfilecon_raw(const char *path, char * con);
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20       int fsetfilecon(int fd, char * con);
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22       int fsetfilecon_raw(int fd, char * con);
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DESCRIPTION

25       setfilecon() sets the security context of the file system object.
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27       lsetfilecon() is identical to setfilecon, except in the case of a  sym‐
28       bolic  link,  where  the link itself has it's context set, not the file
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31       fsetfilecon() is identical to setfilecon, only the open file pointed to
32       by  filedes  (as  returned by open(2)) has it's context set in place of
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35       setfilecon_raw(), lsetfilecon_raw(), and fsetfilecon_raw() behave iden‐
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RETURN VALUE

40       On success, zero is returned. On failure, -1 is returned and  errno  is
41       set appropriately.
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ERRORS

44       If  there  is  insufficient  space  remaining  to  store  the  extended
45       attribute, errno is set to either ENOSPC, or EDQUOT if  quota  enforce‐
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48       If extended attributes are not supported by the filesystem, or are dis‐
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51       The errors documented for the stat(2) system call are  also  applicable
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SEE ALSO

55       selinux(3), freecon(3), getfilecon(3), setfscreatecon(3)
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59russell@coker.com.au            1 January 2004                   setfilecon(3)
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