File	Doc	Category	Size	Date	Package
Owner.java	API Doc	Java SE 5 API	2604	Fri Aug 26 14:57:16 BST 2005	java.security.acl

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public boolean	addOwner(java.security.Principal caller, java.security.Principal owner) Adds an owner. Only owners can modify ACL contents. The caller principal must be an owner of the ACL in order to invoke this method. That is, only an owner can add another owner. The initial owner is configured at ACL construction time. param caller the principal invoking this method. It must be an owner of the ACL. param owner the owner that should be added to the list of owners. return true if successful, false if owner is already an owner. exception NotOwnerException if the caller principal is not an owner of the ACL.
public boolean	deleteOwner(java.security.Principal caller, java.security.Principal owner) Deletes an owner. If this is the last owner in the ACL, an exception is raised. The caller principal must be an owner of the ACL in order to invoke this method. param caller the principal invoking this method. It must be an owner of the ACL. param owner the owner to be removed from the list of owners. return true if the owner is removed, false if the owner is not part of the list of owners. exception NotOwnerException if the caller principal is not an owner of the ACL. exception LastOwnerException if there is only one owner left, so that deleteOwner would leave the ACL owner-less.
public boolean	isOwner(java.security.Principal owner) Returns true if the given principal is an owner of the ACL. param owner the principal to be checked to determine whether or not it is an owner. return true if the passed principal is in the list of owners, false if not.