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authorLennart Poettering <lennart@poettering.net>2015-04-29 21:44:55 +0200
committerLennart Poettering <lennart@poettering.net>2015-04-29 21:45:58 +0200
commit52d7c4dcf157745767931d49c9fa9c73448f746a (patch)
tree91dda6fc417bab208fd316ad931e73680962b6f9
parentcfeaa44a09756a93a881f786678973d9b1e382db (diff)
downloadsystemd-52d7c4dcf157745767931d49c9fa9c73448f746a.tar.gz
man: document when the sd_bus_creds_xxx() calls return ENXIO
-rw-r--r--Makefile-man.am51
-rw-r--r--man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.xml203
2 files changed, 196 insertions, 58 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile-man.am b/Makefile-man.am
index 4344ffbb4d..e297b21041 100644
--- a/Makefile-man.am
+++ b/Makefile-man.am
@@ -799,16 +799,25 @@ MANPAGES_ALIAS += \
man/sd_bus_creds_get_cgroup.3 \
man/sd_bus_creds_get_cmdline.3 \
man/sd_bus_creds_get_comm.3 \
- man/sd_bus_creds_get_connection_name.3 \
+ man/sd_bus_creds_get_description.3 \
+ man/sd_bus_creds_get_egid.3 \
+ man/sd_bus_creds_get_euid.3 \
man/sd_bus_creds_get_exe.3 \
+ man/sd_bus_creds_get_fsgid.3 \
+ man/sd_bus_creds_get_fsuid.3 \
man/sd_bus_creds_get_gid.3 \
man/sd_bus_creds_get_mask.3 \
man/sd_bus_creds_get_owner_uid.3 \
+ man/sd_bus_creds_get_ppid.3 \
man/sd_bus_creds_get_selinux_context.3 \
man/sd_bus_creds_get_session.3 \
+ man/sd_bus_creds_get_sgid.3 \
man/sd_bus_creds_get_slice.3 \
+ man/sd_bus_creds_get_suid.3 \
+ man/sd_bus_creds_get_supplementary_gids.3 \
man/sd_bus_creds_get_tid.3 \
man/sd_bus_creds_get_tid_comm.3 \
+ man/sd_bus_creds_get_tty.3 \
man/sd_bus_creds_get_uid.3 \
man/sd_bus_creds_get_unique_name.3 \
man/sd_bus_creds_get_unit.3 \
@@ -870,16 +879,25 @@ man/sd_bus_creds_get_audit_session_id.3: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.3
man/sd_bus_creds_get_cgroup.3: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.3
man/sd_bus_creds_get_cmdline.3: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.3
man/sd_bus_creds_get_comm.3: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.3
-man/sd_bus_creds_get_connection_name.3: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.3
+man/sd_bus_creds_get_description.3: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.3
+man/sd_bus_creds_get_egid.3: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.3
+man/sd_bus_creds_get_euid.3: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.3
man/sd_bus_creds_get_exe.3: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.3
+man/sd_bus_creds_get_fsgid.3: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.3
+man/sd_bus_creds_get_fsuid.3: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.3
man/sd_bus_creds_get_gid.3: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.3
man/sd_bus_creds_get_mask.3: man/sd_bus_creds_new_from_pid.3
man/sd_bus_creds_get_owner_uid.3: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.3
+man/sd_bus_creds_get_ppid.3: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.3
man/sd_bus_creds_get_selinux_context.3: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.3
man/sd_bus_creds_get_session.3: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.3
+man/sd_bus_creds_get_sgid.3: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.3
man/sd_bus_creds_get_slice.3: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.3
+man/sd_bus_creds_get_suid.3: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.3
+man/sd_bus_creds_get_supplementary_gids.3: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.3
man/sd_bus_creds_get_tid.3: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.3
man/sd_bus_creds_get_tid_comm.3: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.3
+man/sd_bus_creds_get_tty.3: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.3
man/sd_bus_creds_get_uid.3: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.3
man/sd_bus_creds_get_unique_name.3: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.3
man/sd_bus_creds_get_unit.3: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.3
@@ -951,12 +969,24 @@ man/sd_bus_creds_get_cmdline.html: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.html
man/sd_bus_creds_get_comm.html: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.html
$(html-alias)
-man/sd_bus_creds_get_connection_name.html: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.html
+man/sd_bus_creds_get_description.html: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.html
+ $(html-alias)
+
+man/sd_bus_creds_get_egid.html: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.html
+ $(html-alias)
+
+man/sd_bus_creds_get_euid.html: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.html
$(html-alias)
man/sd_bus_creds_get_exe.html: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.html
$(html-alias)
+man/sd_bus_creds_get_fsgid.html: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.html
+ $(html-alias)
+
+man/sd_bus_creds_get_fsuid.html: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.html
+ $(html-alias)
+
man/sd_bus_creds_get_gid.html: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.html
$(html-alias)
@@ -966,21 +996,36 @@ man/sd_bus_creds_get_mask.html: man/sd_bus_creds_new_from_pid.html
man/sd_bus_creds_get_owner_uid.html: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.html
$(html-alias)
+man/sd_bus_creds_get_ppid.html: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.html
+ $(html-alias)
+
man/sd_bus_creds_get_selinux_context.html: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.html
$(html-alias)
man/sd_bus_creds_get_session.html: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.html
$(html-alias)
+man/sd_bus_creds_get_sgid.html: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.html
+ $(html-alias)
+
man/sd_bus_creds_get_slice.html: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.html
$(html-alias)
+man/sd_bus_creds_get_suid.html: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.html
+ $(html-alias)
+
+man/sd_bus_creds_get_supplementary_gids.html: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.html
+ $(html-alias)
+
man/sd_bus_creds_get_tid.html: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.html
$(html-alias)
man/sd_bus_creds_get_tid_comm.html: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.html
$(html-alias)
+man/sd_bus_creds_get_tty.html: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.html
+ $(html-alias)
+
man/sd_bus_creds_get_uid.html: man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.html
$(html-alias)
diff --git a/man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.xml b/man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.xml
index 2d7090b7c8..7d68d1ee8d 100644
--- a/man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.xml
+++ b/man/sd_bus_creds_get_pid.xml
@@ -44,9 +44,17 @@
<refnamediv>
<refname>sd_bus_creds_get_pid</refname>
+ <refname>sd_bus_creds_get_ppid</refname>
<refname>sd_bus_creds_get_tid</refname>
<refname>sd_bus_creds_get_uid</refname>
+ <refname>sd_bus_creds_get_euid</refname>
+ <refname>sd_bus_creds_get_suid</refname>
+ <refname>sd_bus_creds_get_fsuid</refname>
<refname>sd_bus_creds_get_gid</refname>
+ <refname>sd_bus_creds_get_egid</refname>
+ <refname>sd_bus_creds_get_sgid</refname>
+ <refname>sd_bus_creds_get_fsgid</refname>
+ <refname>sd_bus_creds_get_supplementary_gids</refname>
<refname>sd_bus_creds_get_comm</refname>
<refname>sd_bus_creds_get_tid_comm</refname>
<refname>sd_bus_creds_get_exe</refname>
@@ -64,9 +72,10 @@
<refname>sd_bus_creds_get_selinux_context</refname>
<refname>sd_bus_creds_get_audit_session_id</refname>
<refname>sd_bus_creds_get_audit_login_uid</refname>
+ <refname>sd_bus_creds_get_tty</refname>
<refname>sd_bus_creds_get_unique_name</refname>
<refname>sd_bus_creds_get_well_known_names</refname>
- <refname>sd_bus_creds_get_connection_name</refname>
+ <refname>sd_bus_creds_get_description</refname>
<refpurpose>Retrieve fields from a credentials object</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
@@ -82,13 +91,37 @@
</funcprototype>
<funcprototype>
+ <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_creds_get_ppid</function></funcdef>
+ <paramdef>sd_bus_creds *<parameter>c</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>pid_t *<parameter>ppid</parameter></paramdef>
+ </funcprototype>
+
+ <funcprototype>
<funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_creds_get_tid</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>sd_bus_creds *<parameter>c</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>pid_t *<parameter>tid</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>
<funcprototype>
- <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_creds_get_pid</function></funcdef>
+ <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_creds_get_uid</function></funcdef>
+ <paramdef>sd_bus_creds *<parameter>c</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>uid_t *<parameter>uid</parameter></paramdef>
+ </funcprototype>
+
+ <funcprototype>
+ <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_creds_get_euid</function></funcdef>
+ <paramdef>sd_bus_creds *<parameter>c</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>uid_t *<parameter>uid</parameter></paramdef>
+ </funcprototype>
+
+ <funcprototype>
+ <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_creds_get_suid</function></funcdef>
+ <paramdef>sd_bus_creds *<parameter>c</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>uid_t *<parameter>uid</parameter></paramdef>
+ </funcprototype>
+
+ <funcprototype>
+ <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_creds_get_fsuid</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>sd_bus_creds *<parameter>c</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>uid_t *<parameter>uid</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>
@@ -100,6 +133,30 @@
</funcprototype>
<funcprototype>
+ <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_creds_get_egid</function></funcdef>
+ <paramdef>sd_bus_creds *<parameter>c</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>gid_t *<parameter>gid</parameter></paramdef>
+ </funcprototype>
+
+ <funcprototype>
+ <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_creds_get_sgid</function></funcdef>
+ <paramdef>sd_bus_creds *<parameter>c</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>gid_t *<parameter>gid</parameter></paramdef>
+ </funcprototype>
+
+ <funcprototype>
+ <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_creds_get_fsgid</function></funcdef>
+ <paramdef>sd_bus_creds *<parameter>c</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>gid_t *<parameter>gid</parameter></paramdef>
+ </funcprototype>
+
+ <funcprototype>
+ <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_creds_get_supplementary_gids</function></funcdef>
+ <paramdef>sd_bus_creds *<parameter>c</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>const gid_t **<parameter>gids</parameter></paramdef>
+ </funcprototype>
+
+ <funcprototype>
<funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_creds_get_comm</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>sd_bus_creds *<parameter>c</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>const char **<parameter>comm</parameter></paramdef>
@@ -202,6 +259,12 @@
</funcprototype>
<funcprototype>
+ <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_creds_get_tty</function></funcdef>
+ <paramdef>sd_bus_creds *<parameter>c</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>const char **<parameter>tty</parameter></paramdef>
+ </funcprototype>
+
+ <funcprototype>
<funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_creds_get_unique_name</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>sd_bus_creds *<parameter>c</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>const char **<parameter>name</parameter></paramdef>
@@ -214,7 +277,7 @@
</funcprototype>
<funcprototype>
- <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_creds_get_connection_name</function></funcdef>
+ <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_creds_get_description</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>sd_bus_creds *<parameter>c</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>const char **<parameter>name</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>
@@ -226,26 +289,43 @@
<title>Description</title>
<para>These functions return information from an
- <parameter>sd_bus_creds</parameter> object. It may be created with
+ <parameter>sd_bus_creds</parameter> credential object. Credential
+ objects may be created with
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_creds_new_from_pid</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- in which case it will describe the specified process, or it may be
- created by
+ in which case they describe the credentials of the process
+ identified by the specified PID, with
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_get_name_creds</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ in which case they describe the credentials of a bus peer
+ identified by the specified bus name, or with
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_get_owner_creds</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- in which case it will describe the process at the other endpoint
- of a connection.
- </para>
+ in which case they describe the credentials of the creator of a
+ bus.</para>
- <para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_pid()</function> will retrieve the
- PID (process identifier).</para>
+ <para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_pid()</function> will retrieve
+ the PID (process identifier). Similar,
+ <function>sd_bus_creds_get_ppid()</function> will retrieve the
+ parent PID. Note that PID 1 has no parent process, in which case
+ -ENXIO is returned.</para>
<para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_tid()</function> will retrieve the
TID (thread identifier).</para>
- <para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_uid()</function> will retrieve the
- numeric UID (user identifier).</para>
+ <para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_uid()</function> will retrieve
+ the numeric UID (user identifier). Similar,
+ <function>sd_bus_creds_get_euid()</function> returns the effective
+ UID, <function>sd_bus_creds_get_suid()</function> the saved UID
+ and <function>sd_bus_creds_get_fsuid()</function> the file system
+ UID.</para>
<para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_gid()</function> will retrieve the
- numeric GID (group identifier).</para>
+ numeric GID (group identifier). Similar,
+ <function>sd_bus_creds_get_egid()</function> returns the effective
+ GID, <function>sd_bus_creds_get_sgid()</function> the saved GID
+ and <function>sd_bus_creds_get_fsgid()</function> the file system
+ GID.</para>
+
+ <para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_supplementary_gids()</function>
+ will retrieve the supplementary GIDs list.</para>
<para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_comm()</function> will retrieve the
comm field (truncated name of the executable, as stored in
@@ -257,32 +337,36 @@
<filename>/proc/<replaceable>pid</replaceable>/task/<replaceable>tid</replaceable>/comm</filename>).
</para>
- <para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_exe()</function> will retrieve the
- path to the program (as stored in the
+ <para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_exe()</function> will retrieve
+ the path to the program executable (as stored in the
<filename>/proc/<replaceable>pid</replaceable>/exe</filename>
- link, but with <literal> (deleted)</literal> suffix removed).
- </para>
+ link, but with <literal> (deleted)</literal> suffix removed). Note
+ that kernel threads do not have an executable path, in which case
+ -ENXIO is returned.</para>
- <para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_cmdline()</function> will retrieve
- an array of command line arguments (as stored in
- <filename>/proc/<replaceable>pid</replaceable>/cmdline</filename>).
- </para>
+ <para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_cmdline()</function> will
+ retrieve an array of command line arguments (as stored in
+ <filename>/proc/<replaceable>pid</replaceable>/cmdline</filename>). Note
+ that kernel threads do not have a command line, in which case
+ -ENXIO is returned.</para>
<para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_cgroup()</function> will retrieve
the cgroup path. See <ulink
url="https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt">cgroups.txt</ulink>.
</para>
- <para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_unit()</function> will retrieve the
- systemd unit name (in the system instance of systemd) that the
+ <para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_unit()</function> will retrieve
+ the systemd unit name (in the system instance of systemd) that the
process is part of. See
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>. For
+ processes that are not part of a unit returns -ENXIO.
</para>
<para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_user_unit()</function> will
retrieve the systemd unit name (in the user instance of systemd)
that the process is part of. See
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>. For
+ processes that are not part of a user unit returns -ENXIO.
</para>
<para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_slice()</function> will retrieve
@@ -291,17 +375,17 @@
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.slice</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
</para>
- <para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_session()</function> will retrieve
- the logind session that the process is part of. See
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-logind.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+ <para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_session()</function> will
+ retrieve the logind session that the process is part of. See
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-logind.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>. For
+ processes that are not part of a session returns -ENXIO.
</para>
- <para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_owner_uid()</function> will retrieve
- the numeric UID (user identifier) of the user who owns the slice
- that the process is part of. See
+ <para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_owner_uid()</function> will
+ retrieve the numeric UID (user identifier) of the user who owns
+ the session that the process is part of. See
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.slice</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
- <!-- and
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-user-sessions.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> -->.
+ For processes that are not part of a session returns -ENXIO.
</para>
<para><function>sd_bus_creds_has_effective_cap()</function> will
@@ -331,12 +415,18 @@
<para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_selinux_context()</function> will
retrieve the SELinux security context (label) of the process.</para>
- <para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_audit_session_id()</function> will
- retrieve the audit session identifier of the process.</para>
+ <para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_audit_session_id()</function>
+ will retrieve the audit session identifier of the process. Returns
+ -ENXIO for processes that are not part of an audit session.</para>
<para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_audit_login_uid()</function> will
retrieve the audit user login identifier (the identifier of the
- user who is "responsible" for the session).</para>
+ user who is "responsible" for the session). Returns -ENXIO for
+ processes that are not part of an audit session.</para>
+
+ <para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_tty()</function> will retrieve
+ the controlling TTY. Returns -ENXIO for processes that have no
+ controlling TTY.</para>
<para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_unique_name()</function> will
retrieve the D-Bus unique name. See <ulink
@@ -348,11 +438,11 @@
url="http://dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/dbus-specification.html#message-protocol-names-bus">The
D-Bus specification</ulink>.</para>
- <para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_connection_name()</function> will
+ <para><function>sd_bus_creds_get_description()</function> will
retrieve a descriptive name of the bus connection of the
peer. This name is useful to discern multiple bus connections by
the same peer, and may be altered by the peer with the
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_set_name</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_set_description</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
call.</para>
<para>All functions that take a <parameter>const
@@ -386,34 +476,37 @@
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>-ENODATA</constant></term>
- <listitem><para>Given field is not available in
- <parameter>c</parameter>.</para>
+ <listitem><para>Given field is not available in the
+ credentials object <parameter>c</parameter>.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><constant>-ENOENT</constant></term>
+ <term><constant>-ENXIO</constant></term>
- <listitem><para>Given field is not specified for the sender.
- This will be returned by <function>sd_bus_get_unit()</function>,
+ <listitem><para>Given field is not specified for the described
+ process or peer. This will be returned by
+ <function>sd_bus_get_unit()</function>,
<function>sd_bus_get_user_unit()</function>,
<function>sd_bus_get_slice()</function>,
<function>sd_bus_get_session()</function>, and
- <function>sd_bus_get_name_creds_uid()</function> if the sender is not
- part of a systemd system unit, systemd user unit, systemd
- slice, logind session, or a systemd user session.</para>
+ <function>sd_bus_get_owner_uid()</function> if the process is
+ not part of a systemd system unit, systemd user unit, systemd
+ slice, or logind session. It will also be returned by
+ <function>sd_bus_creds_get_exe()</function> and
+ <function>sd_bus_creds_get_cmdline()</function> for kernel
+ threads (since these aren't started from an executable binary
+ or have a command line),
+ <function>sd_bus_creds_get_audit_session_id()</function> and
+ <function>sd_bus_creds_get_audit_login_uid()</function> when
+ the process is not part of an audit session, and
+ <function>sd_bus_creds_get_tty()</function> if the process has
+ no controlling TTY.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><constant>-ENXIO</constant></term>
-
- <listitem><para>An error occurred in parsing cgroup paths.
- <filename>libsystemd</filename> might be out of sync with
- the running systemd version.</para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
<term><constant>-EINVAL</constant></term>
<listitem><para>Specified pointer parameter is <constant>NULL</constant>.