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SECURE_PATH(3)            NetBSD Programmer's Manual            SECURE_PATH(3)


NAME

     secure_path - determine if a file appears to be secure


LIBRARY

     System Utilities Library (libutil, -lutil)


SYNOPSIS

     #include <util.h>

     int
     secure_path(char *path);


DESCRIPTION

     The secure_path() function takes a path name and returns 0 if the path
     name is secure, -1 if not.  To be secure a path must exist, be a regular
     file (and not a directory), owned by root, and only writable by the owner
     (root).


HISTORY

     The secure_path function is based on the BSD/OS implementation of same
     and appeared in NetBSD 1.5 by kind permission.

NetBSD 1.5                     November 17, 2000                             1