From ca24ae50ea37942dde335e97019880b6ce518a6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Bartlett Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 10:01:30 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify comment on set_effective_uid() Andrew Bartlett --- source/lib/util_sec.c | 12 ++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/lib/util_sec.c b/source/lib/util_sec.c index 7c2576ed91e..26be27ea515 100644 --- a/source/lib/util_sec.c +++ b/source/lib/util_sec.c @@ -177,8 +177,16 @@ void gain_root_group_privilege(void) /**************************************************************************** - Set *only* the effective uid. - we want to end up with ruid==0 and euid==uid + Set effective uid, and possibly the real uid too. + We want to end up with either: + + ruid==uid and euid==uid + + or + + ruid==0 and euid==uid + + depending on what the local OS will allow us to regain root from. ****************************************************************************/ void set_effective_uid(uid_t uid) { -- 2.11.4.GIT