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+.\" $OpenBSD: vaccess.9,v 1.9 2013/06/04 19:27:15 schwarze Exp $
+.\"-
+.\" Copyright (c) 2001 Robert N. M. Watson
+.\" All rights reserved.
+.\"
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+.\"
+.Dd $Mdocdate: June 4 2013 $
+.Dt VACCESS 9
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm vaccess
+.Nd check access permissions based on vnode parameters
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.In sys/param.h
+.In sys/vnode.h
+.Ft int
+.Fo vaccess
+.Fa "enum vtype type"
+.Fa "mode_t file_mode"
+.Fa "uid_t uid"
+.Fa "gid_t gid"
+.Fa "mode_t acc_mode"
+.Fa "struct ucred *cred"
+.Fc
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Fn vaccess
+function checks if the credentials described in
+.Fa cred
+are sufficient to perform the operation described by
+.Fa acc_mode ,
+based on the
+.Fa type ,
+.Fa file_mode ,
+.Fa uid ,
+and
+.Fa gid
+arguments.
+These arguments would typically be based on the vnode being
+accessed.
+.Pp
+.Fa file_mode
+is the current mode of the file that is having access checked.
+The
+.Fa uid
+and
+.Fa gid
+arguments are the user id and group id representing the owner of the file.
+.Fa acc_mode
+describes the operation desired.
+It should be one of
+.Dv VREAD ,
+.Dv VWRITE ,
+or
+.Dv VEXEC
+representing read, write, and execute, respectively.
+.Sh RETURN VALUES
+.Fn vaccess
+will return 0 on success, or a non-zero error value on failure.
+.Sh ERRORS
+.Bl -tag -width Er
+.It Bq Er EACCES
+Permission denied.
+An attempt was made to access a file in a way forbidden by its file access
+permissions.
+.El
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr vnode 9
+.Sh HISTORY
+This man page was originally written by
+.An Robert Watson
+for
+.Fx .
+It was modified to represent the
+.Ox
+implementation by
+.An Peter Werner .