1KEYCTL_CHOWN(3)           Linux Key Management Calls           KEYCTL_CHOWN(3)
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NAME

6       keyctl_chown - change the ownership of a key
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <keyutils.h>
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11       long keyctl_chown(key_serial_t key, uid_t uid, gid_t gid);
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DESCRIPTION

14       keyctl_chown() changes the user and group ownership details of a key.
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16       A  setting  of  -1  on  either uid or gid will cause that setting to be
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19       A process that does not have the SysAdmin capability may not  change  a
20       key's  UID  or  set  the  key's  GID to a value that does not match the
21       process's GID or one of its group list.
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23       The caller must have setattr permission on a key to be able change  its
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RETURN VALUE

27       On  success  keyctl_chown() returns 0 .  On error, the value -1 will be
28       returned and errno will have been set to an appropriate error.
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ERRORS

31       ENOKEY The specified key does not exist.
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33       EKEYEXPIRED
34              The specified key has expired.
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36       EKEYREVOKED
37              The specified key has been revoked.
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39       EDQUOT Changing the UID to the one specified would run that UID out  of
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42       EACCES The  key  exists,  but  does not grant setattr permission to the
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LINKING

46       This is a library function that can  be  found  in  libkeyutils.   When
47       linking, -lkeyutils should be specified to the linker.
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SEE ALSO

50       keyctl(1), add_key(2), keyctl(2), request_key(2), keyctl(3),
51       keyrings(7), keyutils(7)
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55Linux                             4 May 2006                   KEYCTL_CHOWN(3)
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