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.\"     @(#)revoke.2	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
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.Dd June 4, 1993
.Dt REVOKE 2
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm revoke
.Nd revoke file access
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Fd #include <unistd.h>
.Ft int
.Fn revoke "const char *path"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm revoke
function invalidates all current open file descriptors in the system
for the file named by
.Fa path .
Subsequent operations on any such descriptors
fail, with the exceptions that a
.Fn read
from a character device file which has been revoked
returns a count of zero (end of file),
and a
.Fn close
call will succeed.
If the file is a special file for a device which is open,
the device close function
is called as if all open references to the file had been closed.
.Pp
Access to a file may be revoked only by its owner or the super user.
The
.Nm revoke
function is currently supported only for block and character special
device files.
It is normally used to prepare a terminal device for a new login session,
preventing any access by a previous user of the terminal.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
A 0 value indicated that the call succeeded.  A \-1 return value
indicates an error occurred and
.Va errno
is set to indicated the reason.
.Sh ERRORS
Access to the named file is revoked unless one of the following:
.Bl -tag -width Er
.It Bq Er ENOTDIR
A component of the path prefix is not a directory.
.It Bq Er ENAMETOOLONG
A component of a pathname exceeded 255 characters,
or an entire path name exceeded 1024 characters.
.It Bq Er ENOENT
The named file or a component of the path name does not exist.
.It Bq Er EACCES
Search permission is denied for a component of the path prefix.
.It Bq Er ELOOP
Too many symbolic links were encountered in translating the pathname.
.It Bq Er EFAULT
.Fa Path
points outside the process's allocated address space.
.It Bq Er EINVAL
The named file is neither a character special or block
special file.
.It Bq Er EPERM
The caller is neither the owner of the file nor the super user.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr close 2
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm revoke
function was introduced in
.Bx 4.3 Reno .
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	3	.\" Copyright (c) 1993
	4	.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
	5	.\"
	6	.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
	7	.\" Berkeley Software Design, Inc.
	8	.\"
	9	.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
	10	.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
	11	.\" are met:
	12	.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
	13	.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
	14	.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
	15	.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
	16	.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
	17	.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
	18	.\" must display the following acknowledgement:
	19	.\" This product includes software developed by the University of
	20	.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors.
	21	.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
	22	.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
	23	.\" without specific prior written permission.
	24	.\"
	25	.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
	26	.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
	27	.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
	28	.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
	29	.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
	30	.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
	31	.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
	32	.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
	33	.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
	34	.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
	35	.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
	36	.\"
	37	.\" @(#)revoke.2 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
	38	.\"
	39	.Dd June 4, 1993
	40	.Dt REVOKE 2
	41	.Os
	42	.Sh NAME
	43	.Nm revoke
	44	.Nd revoke file access
	45	.Sh SYNOPSIS
	46	.Fd #include <unistd.h>
	47	.Ft int
	48	.Fn revoke "const char *path"
	49	.Sh DESCRIPTION
	50	The
	51	.Nm revoke
	52	function invalidates all current open file descriptors in the system
	53	for the file named by
	54	.Fa path .
	55	Subsequent operations on any such descriptors
	56	fail, with the exceptions that a
	57	.Fn read
	58	from a character device file which has been revoked
	59	returns a count of zero (end of file),
	60	and a
	61	.Fn close
	62	call will succeed.
	63	If the file is a special file for a device which is open,
	64	the device close function
65	is called as if all open references to the file had been closed.
66	.Pp
67	Access to a file may be revoked only by its owner or the super user.
68	The
69	.Nm revoke
70	function is currently supported only for block and character special
71	device files.
72	It is normally used to prepare a terminal device for a new login session,
73	preventing any access by a previous user of the terminal.
74	.Sh RETURN VALUES
75	A 0 value indicated that the call succeeded. A \-1 return value
76	indicates an error occurred and
77	.Va errno
78	is set to indicated the reason.
79	.Sh ERRORS
80	Access to the named file is revoked unless one of the following:
81	.Bl -tag -width Er
82	.It Bq Er ENOTDIR
83	A component of the path prefix is not a directory.
84	.It Bq Er ENAMETOOLONG
85	A component of a pathname exceeded 255 characters,
86	or an entire path name exceeded 1024 characters.
87	.It Bq Er ENOENT
88	The named file or a component of the path name does not exist.
89	.It Bq Er EACCES
90	Search permission is denied for a component of the path prefix.
91	.It Bq Er ELOOP
92	Too many symbolic links were encountered in translating the pathname.
93	.It Bq Er EFAULT
94	.Fa Path
95	points outside the process's allocated address space.
96	.It Bq Er EINVAL
97	The named file is neither a character special or block
98	special file.
99	.It Bq Er EPERM
100	The caller is neither the owner of the file nor the super user.
101	.El
102	.Sh SEE ALSO
103	.Xr close 2
104	.Sh HISTORY
105	The
106	.Nm revoke
107	function was introduced in
108	.Bx 4.3 Reno .