java.security.acl
public interface Owner
Principal must
be an owner in order to modify the owner list, a mechanism must be
provided to specify the initial owner of the ACL. The proper way to do
this is for the implementing class to specify the initial owner in
the contructor for that class.
| Method Summary | |
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| boolean | addOwner(Principal caller, Principal owner)
This method adds an owner to the access control list (ACL). |
| boolean | deleteOwner(Principal caller, Principal owner)
This method delets an owner from the access control list (ACL). |
| boolean | isOwner(Principal owner)
This method tests whether or not a given Principal is an
owner of this access control list (ACL).
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Principal who is already an owner can perform this operation.
Parameters: caller The Principal who is requesting that an owner be added owner The Principal to add as a new owner
true if the new owner was successfully added or false if the specified new owner is already an owner
Throws: NotOwnerException If the caller is not already an owner of this ACL
Principal who is an owner can perform this operation. An
owner can delete itself from the list. If there is only one
owner remaining on this list, any attempt to delete it will throw an
exception.
Parameters: caller The Principal who is requesting that an owner be deleted owner The Principal to delete as an owner
true if the new owner was successfully deleted or false if the specified owner is not currently an owner
Throws: NotOwnerException If the caller is not already an owner of this ACL LastOwnerException If completing the operation would delete the last ACL owner
Principal is an
owner of this access control list (ACL).
Returns: true if the Principal is an owner, false otherwise