@node faccessat
@section @code{faccessat}
@findex faccessat

POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/faccessat.html}

Gnulib module: faccessat

Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@item
This function is missing on some platforms:
glibc 2.3.6, MacOS X 10.3, FreeBSD 6.0, NetBSD 3.0, OpenBSD 3.8, AIX
5.1, HP-UX 11, IRIX 6.5, OSF/1 5.1, Solaris 10, Cygwin 1.5.x, mingw,
Interix 3.5, BeOS.
However, the replacement does not always take into account ACLs.
@end itemize

Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@item
There is an inherent race between calling this function and performing
some action based on the results; you should think twice before
trusting this function in a set-uid or set-gid program.
@end itemize