getseuserbyname - get SELinux username and level for a given Linux username
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Description
getseuserbyname() 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 get_ordered_context_list_with_level(3) and get_default_context_with_level(3).
The returned SELinux username and level should be freed by the caller using free.
Name
getseuserbyname - get SELinux username and level for a given Linux username
Return Value
On success, 0 is returned. On failure, -1 is returned and errno is set appropriately.
The errors documented for the stat(2) system call are also applicable here.
See Also
selinux(8) dwalsh@redhat.com 29 September 2005 getseuserbyname(3)
Synopsis
#include<selinux/selinux.h>intgetseuserbyname(constchar*linuxuser,char**selinuxuser,char**level);
