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29 .Nd convert an ACL error code to a text message
31 Linux Access Control Lists library (libacl, \-lacl).
36 .Fn acl_error "int code"
40 function converts an ACL error code such as returned by the
42 function to a text message describing the error condition. In the
45 returns the following descriptions for the error codes.
46 .Bl -tag -width ACL_DUPLICATE_ERROR.
48 \(lqMultiple entries\(rq
49 .It ACL_DUPLICATE_ERROR
50 \(lqDuplicate entries\(rq
52 \(lqMissing or wrong entry\(rq
54 \(lqInvalid entry type\(rq
59 function returns a text message if the error code is recognized, and a value of
60 .Li (const char *)NULL
63 This is a non-portable, Linux specific extension to the ACL manipulation
64 functions defined in IEEE Std 1003.1e draft 17 (\(lqPOSIX.1e\(rq, abandoned).
71 .An "Andreas Gruenbacher" Aq a.gruenbacher@bestbits.at .