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.TH "SECURITY_CONTEXT_TO_SID_DEFAULT" "9" "09 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
security_context_to_sid_default \- Obtain a SID for a given security context,
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
.sp
\fB
.sp
int security_context_to_sid_default  (char * \fIscontext\fB, u32 \fIscontext_len\fB, u32 * \fIsid\fB, u32 \fIdef_sid\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIscontext\fB\fR
security context
.TP
\fB\fIscontext_len\fB\fR
length in bytes
.TP
\fB\fIsid\fB\fR
security identifier, SID
.TP
\fB\fIdef_sid\fB\fR
default SID to assign on errror
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Obtains a SID associated with the security context that
has the string representation specified by \fIscontext\fR\&.
The default SID is passed to the MLS layer to be used to allow
kernel labeling of the MLS field if the MLS field is not present
(for upgrading to MLS without full relabel).
Returns -EINVAL if the context is invalid, -ENOMEM if insufficient
memory is available, or 0 on success.
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Obtains a SID associated with the security context that
has the string representation specified by \fIscontext\fR\&.
The default SID is passed to the MLS layer to be used to allow
kernel labeling of the MLS field if the MLS field is not present
(for upgrading to MLS without full relabel).
Returns -EINVAL if the context is invalid, -ENOMEM if insufficient
memory is available, or 0 on success.