---
name: "ipcperms"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-4.9"
version: "4.9.228-1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ipcperms"
---

# ipcperms(9)

check ipc permissions

## NAME

ipcperms - check ipc permissions

## SYNOPSIS

**int ipcperms(struct ipc\_namespace \*** *ns***, struct kern\_ipc\_perm \*** *ipcp***, short** *flag***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*ns*

ipc namespace

*ipcp*

ipc permission set

*flag*

desired permission set

## DESCRIPTION

Check user, group, other permissions for access to ipc resources. return 0 if allowed

*flag* will most probably be 0 or S\_...UGO from \<linux/stat.h\>

## COPYRIGHT