KEYCTL\_CLEAR(3) Linux Key Management Calls KEYCTL\_CLEAR(3) # [NAME](#NAME) keyctl\_clear - clear a keyring # [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS) ``` #include long keyctl_clear(key_serial_t keyring); ``` # [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION) **keyctl\_clear**() clears the contents of a *keyring*. The caller must have **write** permission on a keyring to be able to clear it. # [RETURN VALUE](#RETURN_VALUE) On success **keyctl\_clear**() returns **0**. On error, the value **-1** will be returned and *errno* will have been set to an appropriate error. # [ERRORS](#ERRORS) [**ENOKEY**](#ENOKEY) The keyring specified is invalid. [**EKEYEXPIRED**](#EKEYEXPIRED) The keyring specified has expired. [**EKEYREVOKED**](#EKEYREVOKED) The keyring specified had been revoked. [**EACCES**](#EACCES) The keyring exists, but is not **writable** by the calling process. # [LINKING](#LINKING) This is a library function that can be found in *libkeyutils*. When linking, **-lkeyutils** should be specified to the linker. # [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO) [**keyctl**(1)](/man/os/keyutils/keyctl.1), [**add\_key**(2)](/man/os/keyutils/add_key.2), [**keyctl**(2)](/man/os/keyutils/keyctl.2), [**request\_key**(2)](/man/os/keyutils/request_key.2), [**keyctl**(3)](/man/os/keyutils/keyctl.3), [**keyrings**(7)](/man/os/keyutils/keyrings.7), [**keyutils**(7)](/man/os/keyutils/keyutils.7) 4 May 2006 Linux --- Document: keyctl_clear(3) from keyutils 1.6.3-r40 (Chainguard OS) Source: https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dhowells/keyutils.git