inode_owner_or_capable (9) - Linux Manuals

inode_owner_or_capable: check current task permissions to inode

NAME

inode_owner_or_capable - check current task permissions to inode

SYNOPSIS

bool inode_owner_or_capable(const struct inode * inode);

ARGUMENTS

inode

inode being checked

DESCRIPTION

Return true if current either has CAP_FOWNER in a namespace with the inode owner uid mapped, or owns the file.

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