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acl-permissions, file-has-acl: Remove support for IRIX. * lib/acl-internal.h (MODE_INSIDE_ACL): Remove code for IRIX. * lib/acl-internal.c (acl_access_nontrivial): Likewise. * lib/acl_entries.c (acl_entries): Likewise. * lib/file-has-acl.c: Update comments. * lib/get-permissions.c: Likewise. * lib/set-permissions.c: Likewise. * m4/acl.m4 (gl_FUNC_ACL): Likewise. * doc/acl-resources.txt: Remove info about IRIX.
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General introduction:
http://www.suse.de/~agruen/acl/linux-acls/online/
POSIX ACLs
Documents from POSIX.1e (headers & functions) and POSIX.2c (utilities):
http://wt.tuxomania.net/publications/posix.1e/download.html
Explanation of mask:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/475698/
Linux ACLs
Introduction:
http://www.suse.de/~agruen/acl/linux-acls/online/
Hands-on tutorial:
http://www.vanemery.com/Linux/ACL/linux-acl.html
Manual pages:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/
Includes:
<sys/acl.h>
<acl/libacl.h>
Library:
-lacl
Functions:
acl_add_perm
acl_calc_mask
acl_check
acl_clear_perms
acl_cmp
acl_copy_entry
acl_copy_ext
acl_copy_int
acl_create_entry
acl_delete_def_file
acl_delete_entry
acl_delete_perm
acl_dup
acl_entries
acl_equiv_mode
acl_error
acl_extended_fd
acl_extended_file
acl_free
acl_from_mode
acl_from_text
acl_get_entry
acl_get_fd
acl_get_file
acl_get_perm
acl_get_permset
acl_get_qualifier
acl_get_tag_type
acl_init
acl_set_fd
acl_set_file
acl_set_permset
acl_set_qualifier
acl_set_tag_type
acl_size
acl_to_any_text
acl_to_text
acl_valid
Utilities:
getfacl
setfacl
Solaris ACLs
Introductions:
http://www.softpanorama.org/Solaris/ACL/index.shtml
https://www.cs.duke.edu/csl/faqs/solaris-acls.php
Manual pages:
https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23823_01/html/816-5167/acl-2.html
https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23823_01/html/816-5165/getfacl-1.html
https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23823_01/html/816-5165/setfacl-1.html
https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23823_01/html/816-5167/pathconf-2.html
Includes:
<sys/acl.h>
Library:
-lsec
Functions:
acl
facl
Functions in libsec:
aclcheck
aclfrommode
aclfromtext
aclsort
acltomode
acltotext
Additionally in Solaris 10 patch 118833-17 (<sys/acl.h> version 1.15):
acl_t type
ACL_NO_TRIVIAL macro
ACE_OTHER macro replaced with ACE_EVERYONE macro
ACE_OWNER, ACE_GROUP changed their values(!)
ALLOW, DENY macros removed(!)
acl_check
acl_free
acl_fromtext
acl_get
acl_set
acl_strip
acl_totext
acl_trivial
facl_get
facl_set
Utilities:
getfacl
setfacl
chmod
FreeBSD ACLs
Introduction:
https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/fs-acl.html
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2005/09/22/FreeBSD_Basics.html
Manual pages:
https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi
https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=acl&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+7.0-RELEASE&format=html
Includes:
<sys/acl.h>
Library:
none needed
Functions:
acl_add_perm
acl_calc_mask
acl_clear_perms
acl_copy_entry
acl_copy_ext
acl_copy_int
acl_create_entry
acl_delete_entry
acl_delete_fd_np
acl_delete_file_np
acl_delete_link_np
acl_delete_def_file
acl_delete_def_link_np
acl_delete_perm
acl_dup
acl_free
acl_from_text
acl_get
acl_get_entry
acl_get_fd
acl_get_fd_np
acl_get_file
acl_get_link_np
acl_get_perm_np
acl_get_permset
acl_get_qualifier
acl_get_tag_type
acl_init
acl_set
acl_set_fd
acl_set_fd_np
acl_set_file
acl_set_link_np
acl_set_permset
acl_set_qualifier
acl_set_tag_type
acl_size
acl_to_text
acl_valid
acl_valid_fd_np
acl_valid_file_np
acl_valid_link_np
Utilities:
getfacl
setfacl
NetBSD ACLs
Manual pages:
https://man.netbsd.org/
Includes:
<sys/acl.h>
Library:
none needed
Functions:
acl_add_perm
acl_calc_mask
acl_clear_perms
acl_copy_entry
acl_copy_ext
acl_copy_int
acl_create_entry
acl_delete_entry
acl_delete_fd_np
acl_delete_file_np
acl_delete_link_np
acl_delete_def_file
acl_delete_def_link_np
acl_delete_perm
acl_dup
acl_free
acl_from_text
acl_get
acl_get_entry
acl_get_fd
acl_get_fd_np
acl_get_file
acl_get_link_np
acl_get_perm_np
acl_get_permset
acl_get_qualifier
acl_get_tag_type
acl_init
acl_set
acl_set_fd
acl_set_fd_np
acl_set_file
acl_set_link_np
acl_set_permset
acl_set_qualifier
acl_set_tag_type
acl_size
acl_to_text
acl_valid
acl_valid_fd_np
acl_valid_file_np
acl_valid_link_np
Utilities:
getfacl
setfacl
OpenBSD ACLs
Not available.
Mac OS X ACLs
Manual pages:
https://developer.apple.com/legacy/library/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man3/acl.3.html
Includes:
<sys/acl.h>
Library:
none needed
Functions:
acl_add_flag_np
acl_add_perm
acl_calc_mask
acl_clear_flags_np
acl_clear_perms
acl_copy_entry
acl_copy_ext
acl_copy_ext_native
acl_copy_int
acl_copy_int_native
acl_create_entry
acl_create_entry_np
acl_delete_def_file
acl_delete_fd_np (undeclared?)
acl_delete_file_np (undeclared?)
acl_delete_flag_np
acl_delete_link_np (undeclared?)
acl_delete_entry
acl_delete_perm
acl_dup
acl_free
acl_from_text
acl_get_entry
acl_get_fd
acl_get_fd_np
acl_get_file
acl_get_flag_np
acl_get_flagset_np
acl_get_link_np
acl_get_perm_np
acl_get_permset
acl_get_qualifier
acl_get_tag_type
acl_init
acl_set_fd
acl_set_fd_np
acl_set_file
acl_set_flagset_np
acl_set_link_np
acl_set_permset
acl_set_qualifier
acl_set_tag_type
acl_size
acl_to_text
acl_valid
acl_valid_fd_np
acl_valid_file_np
acl_valid_link_np
Utilities:
chmod
HP-UX 11.00 ACLs
Present in HP-UX >= 11.00. On some machines, yields ENOSYS always.
Manual pages:
getacl, fgetacl: https://nixdoc.net/man-pages/hp-ux/man2/getacl.2.html
setacl, fsetacl: https://nixdoc.net/man-pages/hp-ux/man2/setacl.2.html
lsacl: https://nixdoc.net/man-pages/hp-ux/man1/lsacl.1.html
chacl: https://nixdoc.net/man-pages/hp-ux/man1/chacl.1.html
Includes:
<acl.h> or <sys/acl.h>
Library:
none needed
Functions:
getacl
fgetacl
fsetacl
setacl
Utilities:
lsacl
chacl
chmod
HP-UX 11.11 ACLs
Present in HP-UX >= 11.11.
Manual pages:
acl: https://nixdoc.net/man-pages/hp-ux/man2/acl.2.html
aclsort: https://docstore.mik.ua/manuals/hp-ux/en/B2355-60130/aclsort.3C.html?
getacl: https://nixdoc.net/man-pages/hp-ux/man1/getacl.1.html
setacl: https://nixdoc.net/man-pages/hp-ux/man1/setacl.1.html
Includes:
<aclv.h>
Library:
none needed
Functions:
acl
aclsort
Utilities:
getacl
setacl
AIX ACLs
Documentation:
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/ssw_aix_72/com.ibm.aix.security/access_control_list.htm
Introduction:
http://www1.uni-hamburg.de/RRZ/Software/AIX/ACL.htm
Includes:
<acl.h> or <sys/acl.h>
<sys/access.h>
Library:
none needed
Functions:
acl_chg
acl_fchg
acl_fget
acl_fput
acl_fset
acl_get
acl_put
acl_set
chacl
fchacl
fstatacl
statacl
Function in AIX 5.3:
aclx_convert
aclx_fget
aclx_fput
aclx_get
aclx_gettypeinfo
aclx_gettypes
aclx_print
aclx_printStr
aclx_put
aclx_scan
aclx_scanStr
Utilities:
aclget
aclput
acledit
NonStop Kernel ACLs
Documentation:
http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02492445/c02492445.pdf p. 249..260
http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02128649/c02128649.pdf
http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02128680/c02128680.pdf
Includes:
<sys/acl.h>
Library:
none needed
Functions:
acl
aclsort
Utilities:
getacl
setacl
Cygwin ACLs
Documentation:
https://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html#ntsec-aclfuncs
acl-cygwin.txt
Includes:
<sys/acl.h>
Library:
none needed
Functions:
acl
aclcheck
aclfrommode
aclfrompbits
aclfromtext
aclsort
acltomode
acltopbits
acltotext
facl
lacl
Functions in Cygwin >= 2.5:
acl_add_perm
acl_calc_mask
acl_clear_perms
acl_copy_entry
acl_copy_ext
acl_copy_int
acl_create_entry
acl_delete_def_file
acl_delete_entry
acl_delete_perm
acl_dup
acl_free
acl_from_text
acl_get_entry
acl_get_fd
acl_get_file
acl_get_permset
acl_get_qualifier
acl_get_tag_type
acl_init
acl_set_fd
acl_set_file
acl_set_permset
acl_set_qualifier
acl_set_tag_type
acl_size
acl_to_text
acl_valid
Utilities:
getfacl
setfacl
Native Windows ACLs
Introduction:
https://helgeklein.com/blog/2009/03/permissions-a-primer-or-dacl-sacl-owner-sid-and-ace-explained/
Manual pages:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/SecAuthZ/access-control-lists
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/SecAuthZ/getting-information-from-an-acl
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/api/winnt/ns-winnt-_acl
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cacls
Library:
?
Functions:
GetAclInformation
SetAclInformation
...
Utilities:
cacls
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