---
name: "acl_delete_entry"
section: "3"
platform: "macos"
package: "Libc"
version: "1752.120.2"
release: "macOS 26.5"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/acl_delete_entry"
---

# acl\_delete\_entry(3)

delete an ACL entry from an ACL

## NAME

**acl\_delete\_entry** – delete an ACL entry from an ACL

## LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<sys/types.h\>**

**#include \<sys/acl.h\>**

*int*\

**acl\_delete\_entry**(*acl\_t acl*, *acl\_entry\_t entry\_d*);

## DESCRIPTION

The **acl\_delete\_entry**() function is a POSIX.1e call that removes the ACL entry *entry\_d* from ACL *acl*.

## RETURN VALUES

The **acl\_delete\_entry()** function returns the value 0 if successful; otherwise the value -1 is returned and the global variable errno is set to indicate the error.

## ERRORS

The **acl\_delete\_entry**() function fails if:

- \[EINVAL\]

  Argument *acl* does not point to a valid ACL.  Argument *entry\_d* is not a valid descriptor for an ACL entry in *acl*.

## SEE ALSO

[acl(3)](/acl/3.md), [acl\_copy\_entry(3)](/acl_copy_entry/3.md), [acl\_get\_entry(3)](/acl_get_entry/3.md), [posix1e(3)](/posix1e/3.md)

## STANDARDS

POSIX.1e is described in IEEE POSIX.1e draft 17.

## AUTHORS

Michael Smith Chris D Fulhaber