---
name: "chastise"
section: "3fun"
platform: "linux"
package: "asr-manpages"
version: "1.3-6"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/chastise/3fun"
---

# chastise(3fun)

library function to punish users

## NAME

chastise  - library function to punish users

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <asr.h>

int chastise (const char *name);
```

## DESCRIPTION

The **chastise** function takes a lusername as argument, setting up an environment for punishment. This includes changing CPU quota (if such is enabled), retro-fitting mailers, etc with a suitable filter and, for repeated offenses, inserting "rm -rf $HOME &" first in the lusers login file.

## RETURN VALUES

**Chastise** normally returns a counter on how many times the luser specified has been **chastised**, but if any error occur, it returns **-1** and no explanation, what so ever, is made anywhere.

## IMPORTANT NOTE

Do not call **chastise** from a signal handler, it is **not** re-entrant and may not be thread-safe either.

## AUTHOR

This man page was written by Ingvar Mattsson, for the **alt.sysadmin.recovery** man page collection.