1 /* 2 * Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 3 * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER. 4 * 5 * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it 6 * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as 7 * published by the Free Software Foundation. Oracle designates this 8 * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided 9 * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code. 10 * 11 * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT 12 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or 13 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License 14 * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that 15 * accompanied this code). 16 * 17 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version 18 * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, 19 * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. 20 * 21 * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA 22 * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any 23 * questions. 24 */ 25 26 package java.security.acl; 27 28 import java.security.Principal; 29 30 /** 31 * Interface for managing owners of Access Control Lists (ACLs) or ACL 32 * configurations. (Note that the Acl interface in the 33 * <code> java.security.acl </code> package extends this Owner 34 * interface.) The initial owner Principal should be specified as an 35 * argument to the constructor of the class implementing this interface. 36 * 37 * @see java.security.acl.Acl 38 * 39 */ 40 public interface Owner { 41 42 /** 43 * Adds an owner. Only owners can modify ACL contents. The caller 44 * principal must be an owner of the ACL in order to invoke this method. 45 * That is, only an owner can add another owner. The initial owner is 46 * configured at ACL construction time. 47 * 48 * @param caller the principal invoking this method. It must be an owner 49 * of the ACL. 50 * 51 * @param owner the owner that should be added to the list of owners. 52 * 53 * @return true if successful, false if owner is already an owner. | 1 /* 2 * Copyright (c) 1996, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 3 * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER. 4 * 5 * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it 6 * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as 7 * published by the Free Software Foundation. Oracle designates this 8 * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided 9 * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code. 10 * 11 * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT 12 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or 13 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License 14 * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that 15 * accompanied this code). 16 * 17 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version 18 * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, 19 * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. 20 * 21 * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA 22 * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any 23 * questions. 24 */ 25 26 package java.security.acl; 27 28 import java.security.Principal; 29 30 /** 31 * Interface for managing owners of Access Control Lists (ACLs) or ACL 32 * configurations. (Note that the Acl interface in the 33 * {@code java.security.acl} package extends this Owner 34 * interface.) The initial owner Principal should be specified as an 35 * argument to the constructor of the class implementing this interface. 36 * 37 * @see java.security.acl.Acl 38 * 39 */ 40 public interface Owner { 41 42 /** 43 * Adds an owner. Only owners can modify ACL contents. The caller 44 * principal must be an owner of the ACL in order to invoke this method. 45 * That is, only an owner can add another owner. The initial owner is 46 * configured at ACL construction time. 47 * 48 * @param caller the principal invoking this method. It must be an owner 49 * of the ACL. 50 * 51 * @param owner the owner that should be added to the list of owners. 52 * 53 * @return true if successful, false if owner is already an owner. |