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EUIDACCESS(3) Linux Programmer's Manual EUIDACCESS(3)
euidaccess, eaccess - check effective user's permissions for a file
#define _GNU_SOURCE /* See feature_test_macros(7) */
#include <unistd.h>
int euidaccess(const char *pathname, int mode);
int eaccess(const char *pathname, int mode);
Like access(2), euidaccess() checks permissions and existence of the
file identified by its argument pathname. However, whereas access(2)
performs checks using the real user and group identifiers of the
process, euidaccess() uses the effective identifiers.
mode is a mask consisting of one or more of R_OK, W_OK, X_OK, and
F_OK, with the same meanings as for access(2).
eaccess() is a synonym for euidaccess(), provided for compatibility
with some other systems.
On success (all requested permissions granted), zero is returned. On
error (at least one bit in mode asked for a permission that is
denied, or some other error occurred), -1 is returned, and errno is
set appropriately.
As for access(2).
The eaccess() function was added to glibc in version 2.4.
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
attributes(7).
┌────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
│Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
├────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
│euidaccess(), eaccess() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
└────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
These functions are nonstandard. Some other systems have an
eaccess() function.
Warning: Using this function to check a process's permissions on a
file before performing some operation based on that information leads
to race conditions: the file permissions may change between the two
steps. Generally, it is safer just to attempt the desired operation
and handle any permission error that occurs.
This function always dereferences symbolic links. If you need to
check the permissions on a symbolic link, use faccessat(2) with the
flags AT_EACCESS and AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW.
access(2), chmod(2), chown(2), faccessat(2), open(2), setgid(2),
setuid(2), stat(2), credentials(7), path_resolution(7)
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2015-03-02 EUIDACCESS(3)
Pages that refer to this page: access(2), credentials(7)