KEYCTL_LINK(3)
NAME
keyctl_link - Link a key to a keyring keyctl_unlink - Unlink a key from
a keyring
SYNOPSIS
#include <keyutils.h> long keyctl_link(key_serial_t key, key_serial_t keyring); long keyctl_unlink(key_serial_t key, key_serial_t keyring);
DESCRIPTION
keyctl_link() creates a link from keyring to key, displacing any link
to another key of the same type and description in that keyring if one
exists.
keyctl_unlink() removes the link from keyring to key if it exists.
The caller must have write permission on a keyring to be able create or
remove links in it.
The caller must have link permission on a key to be able to create a
link to it.
RETURN VALUE
On success keyctl_link() and keyctl_unlink() return 0. On error, the
value -1 will be returned and errno will have been set to an appropriate error.
ERRORS
ENOKEY The key or the keyring specified are invalid.
- EKEYEXPIRED
- The key or the keyring specified have expired.
- EKEYREVOKED
- The key or the keyring specified have been revoked.
- EACCES The keyring exists, but is not writable by the calling process.
- For keyctl_link() only:
- ENOMEM Insufficient memory to expand the keyring
- EDQUOT Expanding the keyring would exceed the keyring owner's quota.
- EACCES The key exists, but is not linkable by the calling process.
LINKING
This is a library function that can be found in libkeyutils. When linking, -lkeyutils should be specified to the linker.