NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | RETURN VALUE | ERRORS | LINKING | SEE ALSO | COLOPHON

KEYCTL_LINK(3)           Linux Key Management Calls           KEYCTL_LINK(3)

NAME         top

       keyctl_link, keyctl_unlink - link/unlink a key to/from a keyring

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <keyutils.h>
       long keyctl_link(key_serial_t key, key_serial_t keyring);
       long keyctl_unlink(key_serial_t key, key_serial_t keyring);

DESCRIPTION         top

       keyctl_link() creates a link from keyring to key, displacing any link
       to another key of the same type and description in that keyring if
       one exists.
       keyctl_unlink() removes the link from keyring to key if it exists.
       The caller must have write permission on a keyring to be able create
       or remove links in it.
       The caller must have link permission on a key to be able to create a
       link to it.

RETURN VALUE         top

       On success keyctl_link() and keyctl_unlink() return 0.  On error, the
       value -1 will be returned and errno will have been set to an
       appropriate error.

ERRORS         top

       ENOKEY The key or the keyring specified are invalid.
       EKEYEXPIRED
              The key or the keyring specified have expired.
       EKEYREVOKED
              The key or the keyring specified have been revoked.
       EACCES The keyring exists, but is not writable by the calling
              process.
       For keyctl_link() only:
       ENOMEM Insufficient memory to expand the keyring
       EDQUOT Expanding the keyring would exceed the keyring owner's quota.
       EACCES The key exists, but is not linkable by the calling process.

LINKING         top

       This is a library function that can be found in libkeyutils.  When
       linking, -lkeyutils should be specified to the linker.

SEE ALSO         top

       keyctl(1), add_key(2), keyctl(2), request_key(2), keyctl(3),
       keyrings(7), keyutils(7)

COLOPHON         top

       This page is part of the keyutils (key management utilities) project.
       Information about the project can be found at [unknown -- if you
       know, please contact man-pages@man7.org] If you have a bug report for
       this manual page, send it to keyrings@linux-nfs.org.  This page was
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Linux                            4 May 2006                   KEYCTL_LINK(3)

Pages that refer to this page: keyctl(2)keyctl(3)keyrings(7)