"getseuserbyname" "3" "29 September 2005" "dwalsh (at] redhat.com" "SELinux API documentation"
"NAME"
getseuserbyname - get SELinux username and level for a given Linux username
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"SYNOPSIS"
#include <selinux/selinux.h> "int getseuserbyname(const char *" linuxuser ", char **" selinuxuser ", char **" level "); .
"DESCRIPTION"
getseuserbyname () retrieves the SELinux username and security level associated with
a given Linux username. The SELinux username and security level can
then be passed to other libselinux functions such as
\%get_ordered_context_list_with_level (3) and
\%get_default_context_with_level (3).
The returned SELinux username and level should be freed by the caller
using free.
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"RETURN VALUE"
On success, 0 is returned.
On failure, -1 is returned and
errno is set appropriately.
The errors documented for the
stat (2) system call are also applicable here.
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"SEE ALSO"
selinux "(8)"
