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explain_chroot_or_die(3)    Library Functions Manual	explain_chroot_or_die(3)

NAME
     explain_chroot_or_die - change root directory and report errors

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libexplain/chroot.h>
     void explain_chroot_or_die(const char *pathname);
     int explain_chroot_on_error(const char *pathname))

DESCRIPTION
     The  explain_chroot_or_die  function  is  used to call the chroot(2) system
     call. On failure an explanation will be printed to  stderr,  obtained  from
     the  explain_chroot(3) function, and then the process terminates by calling
     exit(EXIT_FAILURE).

     The explain_chroot_on_error function is used to call the  chroot(2)  system
     call.  On	failure  an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from
     the explain_chroot(3) function, but still returns to the caller.

     pathname
	     The pathname, exactly as to be passed to the chroot(2) system call.

RETURN VALUE
     The explain_chroot_or_die function only returns on success,  see  chroot(2)
     for  more information. On failure, prints an explanation and exits, it does
     not return.

     The explain_chroot_on_error function always returns the value return by the
     wrapped chroot(2) system call.

EXAMPLE
     The explain_chroot_or_die function is intended to be used in a fashion sim-
     ilar to the following example:
	    explain_chroot_or_die(pathname);

SEE ALSO
     chroot(2)
	     change root directory

     explain_chroot(3)
	     explain chroot(2) errors

     exit(2)
	     terminate the calling process

COPYRIGHT
     libexplain version 1.3
     Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Miller

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