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12288 getfacl and setfacl could stand improvement
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   6 .TH SETFACL 1 "Dec 19, 2006"
   7 .SH NAME
   8 setfacl \- modify the Access Control List (ACL) for a file or files
   9 .SH SYNOPSIS
  10 .LP
  11 .nf
  12 \fBsetfacl\fR [\fB-r\fR] \fB-s\fR \fIacl_entries\fR \fIfile\fR
  13 .fi
  14 
  15 .LP
  16 .nf
  17 \fBsetfacl\fR [\fB-r\fR] \fB-md\fR \fIacl_entries\fR \fIfile\fR
  18 .fi
  19 
  20 .LP
  21 .nf
  22 \fBsetfacl\fR [\fB-r\fR] \fB-f\fR \fIacl_file\fR \fIfile\fR
  23 .fi
  24 
  25 .SH DESCRIPTION
  26 .sp
  27 .LP
  28 For each file specified, \fBsetfacl\fR either replaces its entire \fBACL\fR,
  29 including the default \fBACL\fR on a directory, or it adds, modifies, or
  30 deletes one or more \fBACL\fR entries, including default entries on
  31 directories.
  32 .sp
  33 .LP






  34 When the \fBsetfacl\fR command is used, it can result in changes to the file
  35 permission bits. When the user \fBACL\fR entry for the file owner is changed,
  36 the file owner class permission bits are modified. When the group \fBACL\fR
  37 entry for the file group class is changed, the file group class permission bits
  38 are modified. When the other \fBACL\fR entry is changed, the file other class
  39 permission bits are modified.
  40 .sp
  41 .LP
  42 If you use the \fBchmod\fR(1) command to change the file group owner
  43 permissions on a file with \fBACL\fR entries, both the file group owner
  44 permissions and the \fBACL\fR mask are changed to the new permissions. Be aware
  45 that the new \fBACL\fR mask permissions can change the effective permissions
  46 for additional users and groups who have \fBACL\fR entries on the file.
  47 .sp
  48 .LP
  49 A directory can contain default \fBACL\fR entries. If a file or directory is
  50 created in a directory that contains default \fBACL\fR entries, the newly
  51 created file has permissions generated according to the intersection of the
  52 default \fBACL\fR entries and the permissions requested at creation time. The
  53 \fBumask\fR(1) are not applied if the directory contains default \fBACL\fR
  54 entries. If a default \fBACL\fR is specified for a specific user (or users),
  55 the file has a regular \fBACL\fR created. Otherwise, only the mode bits are
  56 initialized according to the intersection described above. The default
  57 \fBACL\fR should be thought of as the maximum discretionary access permissions
  58 that can be granted.
  59 .sp
  60 .LP
  61 Use the \fBsetfacl\fR command to set ACLs on files in a UFS file system, which
  62 supports POSIX-draft ACLS (or \fBaclent_t\fR style ACLs). Use the \fBchmod\fR
  63 command to set ACLs on files in a ZFS file system, which supports NFSv4-style
  64 ACLS (or \fBace_t\fR style ACLs).
  65 .SS "\fIacl_entries\fR Syntax"
  66 .sp
  67 .LP
  68 For the \fB-m\fR and \fB-s\fR options, \fIacl_entries\fR are one or more
  69 comma-separated \fBACL\fR entries.
  70 .sp
  71 .LP
  72 An \fBACL\fR entry consists of the following fields separated by colons:
  73 .sp
  74 .ne 2
  75 .na
  76 \fB\fIentry_type\fR\fR
  77 .ad
  78 .RS 14n
  79 Type of \fBACL\fR entry on which to set file permissions. For example,
  80 \fIentry_type\fR can be \fBuser\fR (the owner of a file) or \fBmask\fR (the
  81 \fBACL\fR mask).
  82 .RE
  83 
  84 .sp
  85 .ne 2
  86 .na
  87 \fB\fIuid\fR or \fIgid\fR\fR


 131 d[efault]:u[ser]::\fIperms\fR   Default file owner permissions.
 132 d[efault]:g[roup]::\fIperms\fR  Default file group owner permissions.
 133 d[efault]:o[ther]:\fIperms\fR   T{
 134 Default permissions for users other than the file owner or members of the file group owner.
 135 T}
 136 d[efault]:m[ask]:\fIperms\fR    Default \fBACL\fR mask.
 137 d[efault]:u[ser]:\fIuid\fR:\fIperms\fR  T{
 138 Default permissions for a specific user. For \fIuid\fR, you can specify either a user name or a numeric UID.
 139 T}
 140 d[efault]:g[roup]:\fIgid\fR:\fIperms\fR T{
 141 Default permissions for a specific group. For \fIgid\fR, you can specify either a group name or a numeric GID.
 142 T}
 143 .TE
 144 
 145 .sp
 146 .LP
 147 For the \fB-d\fR option, \fIacl_entries\fR are one or more comma-separated
 148 \fBACL\fR entries without permissions. Notice that the entries for file owner,
 149 file group owner, \fBACL\fR mask, and others can not be deleted.
 150 .SH OPTIONS
 151 .sp
 152 .LP
 153 The options have the following meaning:
 154 .sp
 155 .ne 2
 156 .na
 157 \fB\fB-d\fR \fIacl_entries\fR\fR
 158 .ad
 159 .RS 18n
 160 Deletes one or more entries from the file. The entries for the file owner, the
 161 file group owner, and others can not be deleted from the \fBACL\fR. Notice that
 162 deleting an entry does not necessarily have the same effect as removing all
 163 permissions from the entry.
 164 .RE
 165 
 166 .sp
 167 .ne 2
 168 .na
 169 \fB\fB-f\fR \fIacl_file\fR\fR
 170 .ad
 171 .RS 18n
 172 Sets a file's \fBACL\fR with the \fBACL\fR entries contained in the file named


 276 .RE
 277 .RS +4
 278 .TP
 279 .ie t \(bu
 280 .el o
 281 Exactly one \fBdefault mask\fR entry for the \fBACL\fR mask.
 282 .RE
 283 .RS +4
 284 .TP
 285 .ie t \(bu
 286 .el o
 287 Exactly one \fBdefault other\fR entry.
 288 .RE
 289 There can be additional \fBdefault user\fR entries and additional \fBdefault
 290 group\fR entries specified, but there can not be duplicate additional
 291 \fBdefault user\fR entries with the same \fIuid\fR, or duplicate \fBdefault
 292 group\fR entries with the same \fIgid\fR.
 293 .RE
 294 
 295 .SH EXAMPLES
 296 .LP
 297 \fBExample 1 \fRAdding read permission only
 298 .sp
 299 .LP
 300 The following example adds one \fBACL\fR entry to file \fBabc\fR, which gives
 301 user \fBshea\fR read permission only.
 302 
 303 .sp
 304 .in +2
 305 .nf
 306 \fBsetfacl -m user:shea:r\(mi\(mi abc\fR
 307 .fi
 308 .in -2
 309 .sp
 310 
 311 .LP
 312 \fBExample 2 \fRReplacing a file's entire \fBACL\fR
 313 .sp
 314 .LP
 315 The following example replaces the entire \fBACL\fR for the file \fBabc\fR,
 316 which gives \fBshea\fR read access, the file owner all access, the file group


 336 mask entry is a quick way to limit or open access to all the user and group
 337 entries in an \fBACL\fR. For example, by changing the mask entry to read/write,
 338 both the file group owner and user \fBshea\fR would be given read/write access.
 339 
 340 .LP
 341 \fBExample 3 \fRSetting the same \fBACL\fR on two files
 342 .sp
 343 .LP
 344 The following example sets the same \fBACL\fR on file \fBabc\fR as the file
 345 \fBxyz\fR.
 346 
 347 .sp
 348 .in +2
 349 .nf
 350 \fBgetfacl xyz | setfacl -f \(mi abc\fR
 351 .fi
 352 .in -2
 353 .sp
 354 
 355 .SH FILES
 356 .sp
 357 .ne 2
 358 .na
 359 \fB\fB/etc/passwd\fR\fR
 360 .ad
 361 .RS 15n
 362 password file
 363 .RE
 364 
 365 .sp
 366 .ne 2
 367 .na
 368 \fB\fB/etc/group\fR\fR
 369 .ad
 370 .RS 15n
 371 group file
 372 .RE
 373 
 374 .SH SEE ALSO
 375 .sp
 376 .LP
 377 \fBchmod\fR(1), \fBgetfacl\fR(1), \fBumask\fR(1), \fBaclcheck\fR(3SEC),
 378 \fBaclsort\fR(3SEC), \fBgroup\fR(4), \fBpasswd\fR(4), \fBattributes\fR(5)

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   2 .\"  Copyright (c) 2006, Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved
   3 .\" Copyright (c) 2020 Peter Tribble.
   4 .\" The contents of this file are subject to the terms of the Common Development and Distribution License (the "License").  You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
   5 .\" You can obtain a copy of the license at usr/src/OPENSOLARIS.LICENSE or http://www.opensolaris.org/os/licensing.  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
   6 .\" When distributing Covered Code, include this CDDL HEADER in each file and include the License file at usr/src/OPENSOLARIS.LICENSE.  If applicable, add the following below this CDDL HEADER, with the fields enclosed by brackets "[]" replaced with your own identifying information: Portions Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner]
   7 .TH SETFACL 1 "Feb 8, 2020"
   8 .SH NAME
   9 setfacl \- modify the Access Control List (ACL) for a file or files
  10 .SH SYNOPSIS

  11 .nf
  12 \fBsetfacl\fR [\fB-r\fR] \fB-s\fR \fIacl_entries\fR \fIfile\fR
  13 .fi
  14 
  15 .LP
  16 .nf
  17 \fBsetfacl\fR [\fB-r\fR] \fB-md\fR \fIacl_entries\fR \fIfile\fR
  18 .fi
  19 
  20 .LP
  21 .nf
  22 \fBsetfacl\fR [\fB-r\fR] \fB-f\fR \fIacl_file\fR \fIfile\fR
  23 .fi
  24 
  25 .SH DESCRIPTION


  26 For each file specified, \fBsetfacl\fR either replaces its entire \fBACL\fR,
  27 including the default \fBACL\fR on a directory, or it adds, modifies, or
  28 deletes one or more \fBACL\fR entries, including default entries on
  29 directories.
  30 .sp
  31 .LP
  32 The \fBsetfacl\fR utility can only manipulate POSIX-draft \fBACL\fRs.  See
  33 \fBacl\fR(5) for a description of the difference between the older POSIX-draft
  34 \fBACL\fRs and the newer NFSv4 \fBACL\fRs.  The \fBchmod\fR(1) utility can
  35 be used to manipulate \fBACL\fRs on all types of file system.
  36 .sp
  37 .LP
  38 When the \fBsetfacl\fR command is used, it can result in changes to the file
  39 permission bits. When the user \fBACL\fR entry for the file owner is changed,
  40 the file owner class permission bits are modified. When the group \fBACL\fR
  41 entry for the file group class is changed, the file group class permission bits
  42 are modified. When the other \fBACL\fR entry is changed, the file other class
  43 permission bits are modified.
  44 .sp
  45 .LP
  46 If you use the \fBchmod\fR(1) command to change the file group owner
  47 permissions on a file with \fBACL\fR entries, both the file group owner
  48 permissions and the \fBACL\fR mask are changed to the new permissions. Be aware
  49 that the new \fBACL\fR mask permissions can change the effective permissions
  50 for additional users and groups who have \fBACL\fR entries on the file.
  51 .sp
  52 .LP
  53 A directory can contain default \fBACL\fR entries. If a file or directory is
  54 created in a directory that contains default \fBACL\fR entries, the newly
  55 created file has permissions generated according to the intersection of the
  56 default \fBACL\fR entries and the permissions requested at creation time. The
  57 \fBumask\fR(1) are not applied if the directory contains default \fBACL\fR
  58 entries. If a default \fBACL\fR is specified for a specific user (or users),
  59 the file has a regular \fBACL\fR created. Otherwise, only the mode bits are
  60 initialized according to the intersection described above. The default
  61 \fBACL\fR should be thought of as the maximum discretionary access permissions
  62 that can be granted.
  63 .sp
  64 .LP
  65 Use the \fBsetfacl\fR command to set ACLs on files in a UFS file system, which
  66 supports POSIX-draft ACLS (or \fBaclent_t\fR style ACLs). Use the \fBchmod\fR
  67 command to set ACLs on files in a ZFS file system, which supports NFSv4-style
  68 ACLS (or \fBace_t\fR style ACLs).
  69 .SS "\fIacl_entries\fR Syntax"


  70 For the \fB-m\fR and \fB-s\fR options, \fIacl_entries\fR are one or more
  71 comma-separated \fBACL\fR entries.
  72 .sp
  73 .LP
  74 An \fBACL\fR entry consists of the following fields separated by colons:
  75 .sp
  76 .ne 2
  77 .na
  78 \fB\fIentry_type\fR\fR
  79 .ad
  80 .RS 14n
  81 Type of \fBACL\fR entry on which to set file permissions. For example,
  82 \fIentry_type\fR can be \fBuser\fR (the owner of a file) or \fBmask\fR (the
  83 \fBACL\fR mask).
  84 .RE
  85 
  86 .sp
  87 .ne 2
  88 .na
  89 \fB\fIuid\fR or \fIgid\fR\fR


 133 d[efault]:u[ser]::\fIperms\fR   Default file owner permissions.
 134 d[efault]:g[roup]::\fIperms\fR  Default file group owner permissions.
 135 d[efault]:o[ther]:\fIperms\fR   T{
 136 Default permissions for users other than the file owner or members of the file group owner.
 137 T}
 138 d[efault]:m[ask]:\fIperms\fR    Default \fBACL\fR mask.
 139 d[efault]:u[ser]:\fIuid\fR:\fIperms\fR  T{
 140 Default permissions for a specific user. For \fIuid\fR, you can specify either a user name or a numeric UID.
 141 T}
 142 d[efault]:g[roup]:\fIgid\fR:\fIperms\fR T{
 143 Default permissions for a specific group. For \fIgid\fR, you can specify either a group name or a numeric GID.
 144 T}
 145 .TE
 146 
 147 .sp
 148 .LP
 149 For the \fB-d\fR option, \fIacl_entries\fR are one or more comma-separated
 150 \fBACL\fR entries without permissions. Notice that the entries for file owner,
 151 file group owner, \fBACL\fR mask, and others can not be deleted.
 152 .SH OPTIONS


 153 The options have the following meaning:
 154 .sp
 155 .ne 2
 156 .na
 157 \fB\fB-d\fR \fIacl_entries\fR\fR
 158 .ad
 159 .RS 18n
 160 Deletes one or more entries from the file. The entries for the file owner, the
 161 file group owner, and others can not be deleted from the \fBACL\fR. Notice that
 162 deleting an entry does not necessarily have the same effect as removing all
 163 permissions from the entry.
 164 .RE
 165 
 166 .sp
 167 .ne 2
 168 .na
 169 \fB\fB-f\fR \fIacl_file\fR\fR
 170 .ad
 171 .RS 18n
 172 Sets a file's \fBACL\fR with the \fBACL\fR entries contained in the file named


 276 .RE
 277 .RS +4
 278 .TP
 279 .ie t \(bu
 280 .el o
 281 Exactly one \fBdefault mask\fR entry for the \fBACL\fR mask.
 282 .RE
 283 .RS +4
 284 .TP
 285 .ie t \(bu
 286 .el o
 287 Exactly one \fBdefault other\fR entry.
 288 .RE
 289 There can be additional \fBdefault user\fR entries and additional \fBdefault
 290 group\fR entries specified, but there can not be duplicate additional
 291 \fBdefault user\fR entries with the same \fIuid\fR, or duplicate \fBdefault
 292 group\fR entries with the same \fIgid\fR.
 293 .RE
 294 
 295 .SH EXAMPLES

 296 \fBExample 1 \fRAdding read permission only
 297 .sp
 298 .LP
 299 The following example adds one \fBACL\fR entry to file \fBabc\fR, which gives
 300 user \fBshea\fR read permission only.
 301 
 302 .sp
 303 .in +2
 304 .nf
 305 \fBsetfacl -m user:shea:r\(mi\(mi abc\fR
 306 .fi
 307 .in -2
 308 .sp
 309 
 310 .LP
 311 \fBExample 2 \fRReplacing a file's entire \fBACL\fR
 312 .sp
 313 .LP
 314 The following example replaces the entire \fBACL\fR for the file \fBabc\fR,
 315 which gives \fBshea\fR read access, the file owner all access, the file group


 335 mask entry is a quick way to limit or open access to all the user and group
 336 entries in an \fBACL\fR. For example, by changing the mask entry to read/write,
 337 both the file group owner and user \fBshea\fR would be given read/write access.
 338 
 339 .LP
 340 \fBExample 3 \fRSetting the same \fBACL\fR on two files
 341 .sp
 342 .LP
 343 The following example sets the same \fBACL\fR on file \fBabc\fR as the file
 344 \fBxyz\fR.
 345 
 346 .sp
 347 .in +2
 348 .nf
 349 \fBgetfacl xyz | setfacl -f \(mi abc\fR
 350 .fi
 351 .in -2
 352 .sp
 353 
 354 .SH FILES

 355 .ne 2
 356 .na
 357 \fB\fB/etc/passwd\fR\fR
 358 .ad
 359 .RS 15n
 360 password file
 361 .RE
 362 
 363 .sp
 364 .ne 2
 365 .na
 366 \fB\fB/etc/group\fR\fR
 367 .ad
 368 .RS 15n
 369 group file
 370 .RE
 371 
 372 .SH SEE ALSO


 373 \fBchmod\fR(1), \fBgetfacl\fR(1), \fBumask\fR(1), \fBaclcheck\fR(3SEC),
 374 \fBaclsort\fR(3SEC), \fBgroup\fR(4), \fBpasswd\fR(4), \fBacl\fR(5),
 375 \fBattributes\fR(5)