NetBSD/share/man/man9/suser.9
wiz 472351e13d Use
.In header.h
instead of
.Fd #include \*[Lt]header.h\*[Gt]
Much easier to read and write, and supported by groff for ages.
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.Dd January 25, 2003
.Dt SUSER 9
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm suser
.Nd test for super-user credentials
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In sys/param.h
.In sys/ucred.h
.In sys/acct.h
.Ft int
.Fn suser "struct ucred *cred" "u_short *acflag"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Fn suser
tests whether the specified credentials
.Fa cred
imply super-user privilege.
The argument
.Fa acflag ,
if non-NULL, is a pointer to the
.Em ac_flag
in the accounting structure.
If super-user privilege is implied by
the credentials, and
.Fa acflag
is not NULL,
the ASU flags is set in
.Fa acflag
to indicate the use of super-powers.
.Pp
.Fn suser
returns zero on success, or
.Er EPERM
if super-user privilege is not implied by the credentials.