SGI_GETCAPABILITYBYNAME(3C)SGI_GETCAPABILITYBYNAME(3C)NAMEsgi_getcapabilitybyname - get the default and allowed capability sets for
a named user
SYNOPSIS
#include <capability.h>
struct user_cap *sgi_getcapabilitybyname(const char *name);
DESCRIPTION
Return the default and allowed capability sets for the user name. The
routine uses the NIS map capability.byname if NIS is active, otherwise it
uses the local capabilities file, /etc/capability.
RETURN VALUES
The routine returns a pointer to an allocated struct user_cap. This
structure and its components (cap->ca_name, cap->ca_default and cap-
>ca_allowed) have been allocated by the routine with malloc(3c) and
should be released with free(3c) when no longer needed.
If errors are encountered, or the specified user name could not be found,
NULL is returned.
ERRORS
ENOSYS capabilities are not enabled.
SEE ALSOcapabilities(4)
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