kcred_getpriv Kernel Service

Purpose

Copies a privilege vector from a credentials structure.

Syntax

#include <sys/priv.h>

#include <sys/cred.h>

int kcred_getpriv ( crp, which, priv )
struct ucred * cr;
int which;
priv_t * priv;

Parameters

Item	Description
crp	Pointer to a credentials structure
which	Privilege set to get
priv	Privilege set

Description

The kcred_getpriv kernel service returns a single privilege set from the credentials structure referenced by crp. The which parameter is one of PRIV_BEQUEATH, PRIV_EFFECTIVE, PRIV_INHERITED, or PRIV_MAXIMUM. The corresponding privilege set will be copied to priv. rp must be a valid, referenced credentials structure.

Execution Environment

The kcred_getpriv kernel service can be called from the process environment only.

Return Values

Item	Description
0	Success. to priv.
-1	An error has occurred.