PROC_GET_PRIV(3PROC) Process Control Library Functions PROC_GET_PRIV(3PROC)

NAME

proc_get_priv, proc_free_priv - get process privileges

LIBRARY

Process Control Library (libproc, -lproc)

SYNOPSIS

#include <libproc.h>

prpriv_t *
proc_get_priv(pid_t pid);

void
proc_free_priv(prpriv_t *prp);

DESCRIPTION

The proc_get_priv() function is a convenient way to read the /proc
privilege file for the process pid. The proc_get_priv() function takes
care of allocating memory for the privilege set and ensures that it is
large enough to hold all of the privilege sets. The definition of the
prpriv_t structure may be found in proc(5).

The proc_free_priv() function releases the memory that was allocated by
a call to proc_get_priv(). It is safe to pass the NULL pointer in as
prp, the function will simply return without taking any action in that
case.

RETURN VALUES

Upon successful completion, the proc_get_priv() function returns a
pointer to an allocated prpriv_t with the privileges of pid.
Otherwise, NULL is returned to indicate an error occurred.

INTERFACE STABILITY

Uncommitted

MT-LEVEL
MT-Safe

SEE ALSO

libproc(3LIB), proc(5)

illumos November 27, 2023 illumos