priv_subset Subroutine

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Purpose

Determines whether the privileges are subsets.

Library

Security Library (libc.a)

Syntax

#include <userpriv.h>
#include <sys/priv.h>

int priv_subset(privg_t pv1, privg_t pv2)

Description

The priv_subset subroutine determines whether the privileges specified by the pv1 parameter are subsets of the privileges specified by the pv2 parameter.

Parameters

Item Description
pv1 The privilege set that might be the subsets of the pv2 parameter.
pv2 The privilege set whose subsets might be the pv1 parameter.

Return Values

The priv_subset subroutine returns one of the following values:

Item Description
0 The pv1 parameter is not subset of the pv2 parameter.
1 The pv1 parameter is subset of the pv2 parameter.

Errors

No errno value is set.