selinux_l...on_default(3)

💖 selinux_l...on_default(3) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the SELinux API documentation — yes, the manual name is literally selinux_l...on_default(3), it's giving "we ran out of room in the header" and honestly? iconic. sit down, we're doing file contexts today 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

selinux_lsetfilecon_default — set the file context to the system defaults

no cap, that's the whole job description.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <selinux/selinux.h>

int selinux_lsetfilecon_default(const char *path);

look at her. one header, one function, one path. clean. minimal. main character energy 👑

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so selinux_lsetfilecon_default() sets the file context to the system defaults. that's it. that's the function. she takes your path and she gives it the system-default file context, periodt 💅

(if you were expecting a spicy twist — nope. the manpage is short and unbothered and I respect it fr fr.)

⭐ RETURN VALUE ⭐

• returns zero on success ✨
• returns -1 otherwise 😭

so like, check it. 0 good, -1 not good. vibe check accordingly 🫶

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

go read these next, bestie, the lore goes deep:

• selinux(8)
• selinux_file_context_cmp(3)
• selinux_file_context_verify(3)
• matchpathcon(3)
• freecon(3)
• setfilecon(3)
• setfscreatecon(3)

and that's the whole page, bestie. written by stephen.smalley.work@gmail.com, 21 November 2009 — yes, 2009, she's a vintage queen and she still serves 👑✨ mwah, go set some file contexts, ily 💖🧚🌸