Linux
4 May 2006
keyutils
Linux Key Management Utilities
libkeyutils-dev
Linux Key Management Utilities (development)
keyutils-libs-devel
Development package for building Linux key management utilities
NAME
keyctl_clear - clear a keyring
SYNOPSIS
#include <keyutils.h>
long keyctl_clear(key_serial_t keyring);
DESCRIPTION
keyctl_clear() clears the contents of a keyring.
The caller must have write permission on a keyring to be able clear it.
RETURN VALUE
On success keyctl_clear() returns 0. On error, the value -1 will be returned and errno will have been set to an appropriate error.
ERRORS
| ENOKEY | The keyring specified is invalid. |
| EKEYEXPIRED | |
| The keyring specified has expired. | |
| EKEYREVOKED | |
| The keyring specified had been revoked. | |
| EACCES | The keyring exists, but is not writable by the calling process. |
LINKING
This is a library function that can be found in libkeyutils. When linking, -lkeyutils should be specified to the linker.
