SGI_GETCLEARANCEBYNAME(3C)			    SGI_GETCLEARANCEBYNAME(3C)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     sgi_getclearancebyname - get the default and allowed mac label range for
     a named user

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <clearance.h>

     struct clearance *sgi_getclearancebyname(const char *name);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     Return the	default	and allowed mac	label ranges for the user name.	 The
     routine uses the NIS map clearance.byname if NIS is active,
      otherwise	it uses	the local clearance file, /etc/clearance.

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

     The routine returns a pointer to an allocated struct clearance. This
     structure and its components (cap->cl_name, cap->cl_default and cap-
     >cl_allowed) have been allocated by the routine with malloc(3c) and
     should be released	with free(3c) when no longer needed.

     If	errors are encountered,	or the specified user name could not be	found,
     NULL is returned.

ERRORS    [Toc]    [Back]

     ENOSYS	     MAC is not	enabled.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     clearance(4)


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