REVOKE(2) BSD Programmer's Manual REVOKE(2) NNAAMMEE rreevvookkee - revoke file access SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS _i_n_t rreevvookkee(_c_h_a_r _*_p_a_t_h); DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN The rreevvookkee function invalidates all current open file descriptors in the system for the file named by _p_a_t_h. Subsequent operations on any such de- scriptors fail, with the exceptions that a rreeaadd() from a character device file which has been revoked returns a count of zero (end of file), and a cclloossee() call will succeed.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 refer- ences to the file had been closed. Access to a file may be revoked only by its owner or the super user. The rreevvookkee function is currently supported only for block and character spe- cial 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 ter- minal. RREETTUURRNN VVAALLUUEESS A 0 value indicated that the call succeeded. A -1 return value indicates an error occurred and _e_r_r_n_o is set to indicated the reason. EERRRROORRSS Access to the named file is revoked unless one of the following: [ENOTDIR] A component of the path prefix is not a directory. [ENAMETOOLONG] A component of a pathname exceeded 255 characters, or an entire path name exceeded 1024 characters. [ENOENT] The named file or a component of the path name does not ex- ist. [EACCES] Search permission is denied for a component of the path prefix. [ELOOP] Too many symbolic links were encountered in translating the pathname. [EFAULT] _P_a_t_h points outside the process's allocated address space. [EINVAL] The named file is neither a character special or block spe- cial file. [EPERM] The caller is neither the owner of the file nor the super user. SSEEEE AALLSSOO close(2) HHIISSTTOORRYY The rreevvookkee function was introduced in 4.3BSD-Reno. 4.4BSD June 4, 1993 1