sum(5)                                                        sum(5)


       NAME
             sum - include file for super user privilege mechanism

       SYNOPSIS
             #include <sys/sum.h>

       DESCRIPTION
             This header file is used by the Super User Module (SUM)
             privilege mechanism. It contains the structure definitions for
             the kernel privilege table used to keep track of privileges on
             files on the system.

             These structures are as follows:

             SUMftab_t
                   represents a linked list element for a particular
                   privileged file on the system.

             SUMdtab_t
                   represents a linked list element for a file system
                   containing files that have privilege. The element for a
                   particular file system contains a pointer to a linked
                   list of SUMftab_t elements, each representing a
                   privileged file on that file system.

             SUMktab_t
                   represents a linked list element for a physical device
                   that contains a file system or file systems that support
                   privileges. Each element contains a pointer to a linked
                   list of SUMdtab_t elements. Each of these elements
                   represents a file system on that device with privileged
                   files.

             The only difference between these structures and the
             corresponding structures LPMftab_t, LPMdtab_t, and LPMktab_t
             used in the Least Privilege Module (LPM) privilege mechanism
             is that the LPM structures support both fixed and inheritable
             privileges, while their SUM counterparts do not.

       REFERENCES
             priv(4), privilege(5)







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