NAME

gbatch_varchmod - change the permissions for a variable


SYNOPSIS

#include <gbatch.h>

int gbatch_varchmod(const int fd, const unsigned flags, const slotno_t slot, const Btmode *newmode)


DESCRIPTION

The function gbatch_varchmod is used to change the permissions associated with a variable.

fd is a file descriptor which was previously returned by a successful call to gbatch_open(3).

flags is 0 or GBATCH_FLAG_IGNORESEQ to ignore recent changes to the variable list if possible.

slot is the slot number corresponding to the variable as returned by gbatch_varlist(3) or xb_varfindslot(3).

newmode is a pointer to the structure which contains all the new mode details.


RETURN VALUES

The function returns 0 if successful, otherwise an error code as defined in the include file \fBgbatch.h\fR.


SEE ALSO

gbatch_jobchown(3), gbatch_jobchgrp(3), gbatch_jobchmod(3), gbatch_newgrp(3), gbatch_varchown(3), gbatch_varchgrp(3).


COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.


AUTHOR

John M Collins, Xi Software Ltd.