| .TH "getseuserbyname" "3" "29 September 2005" "dwalsh@redhat.com" "SELinux API documentation" |
| .SH "NAME" |
| getseuserbyname \- get SELinux username and level for a given Linux username |
| . |
| .SH "SYNOPSIS" |
| .B #include <selinux/selinux.h> |
| .sp |
| .BI "int getseuserbyname(const char *" linuxuser ", char **" selinuxuser ", char **" level "); |
| . |
| .SH "DESCRIPTION" |
| .BR 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 |
| .BR \%get_ordered_context_list_with_level (3) |
| and |
| .BR \%get_default_context_with_level (3). |
| |
| The returned SELinux username and level should be freed by the caller |
| using free. |
| . |
| .SH "RETURN VALUE" |
| On success, 0 is returned. |
| On failure, \-1 is returned and |
| .I errno |
| is set appropriately. |
| |
| The errors documented for the |
| .BR stat (2) |
| system call are also applicable here. |
| . |
| .SH "SEE ALSO" |
| .BR selinux "(8)" |
