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<H1>getseuserbyname</H1>
Section: SELinux API documentation (3)<BR>Updated: 29 September 2005<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
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<H2>NAME</H2>
getseuserbyname - get SELinux username and level for a given Linux username
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
<B>#include &lt;<A HREF="file:///usr/include/selinux/selinux.h">selinux/selinux.h</A>&gt;</B>
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<B>int getseuserbyname(const char *</B><I>linuxuser</I><B>, char **</B><I>selinuxuser</I><B>, char **</B><I>level</I><B>);</B>
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
<B>getseuserbyname</B>()
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
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+get_ordered_context_list_with_level">get_ordered_context_list_with_level</A></B>(3)
and
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?3+get_default_context_with_level">get_default_context_with_level</A></B>(3).
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The returned SELinux username and level should be freed by the caller
using free.
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<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2>
On success, 0 is returned.
On failure, -1 is returned and
<I>errno</I>
is set appropriately.
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The errors documented for the
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?2+stat">stat</A></B>(2)
system call are also applicable here.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2>
<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?8+selinux">selinux</A></B>(8)
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