aa_str_perms(9)

aa_str_perms(9) 🎀 — Kernel API Manual

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✨ NAME ✨

aa_str_perms — find permission that match @name

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

aa_state_t aa_str_perms (struct aa_policydb *file_rules , aa_state_t
start , const char *name , struct path_cond *cond , struct aa_perms
*perms );

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• file_rules — the aa_policydb to match against (NOT NULL) 🔥
• start — state to start matching in
• name — string to match against dfa (NOT NULL)
• cond — conditions to consider for permission set computation (NOT NULL)
• perms — Returns - the permissions found when matching name 💖

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👑 RETURN 👑

the final state in dfa when beginning start and walking name ✨

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./security/apparmor/file.c
• file_audit_cb(9)
• aa_audit_file(9)
• aa_lookup_condperms(9)
• aa_path_perm(9)
• xindex_is_subset(9)
• aa_path_link(9)
• aa_file_perm(9)

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