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8efc0c15 | 1 | /* |
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3 | uidswap.h | |
4 | ||
5 | Author: Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi> | |
6 | ||
7 | Copyright (c) 1995 Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>, Espoo, Finland | |
8 | All rights reserved | |
9 | ||
10 | Created: Sat Sep 9 01:43:15 1995 ylo | |
11 | Last modified: Sat Sep 9 02:34:04 1995 ylo | |
12 | ||
13 | */ | |
14 | ||
15 | #ifndef UIDSWAP_H | |
16 | #define UIDSWAP_H | |
17 | ||
18 | /* Temporarily changes to the given uid. If the effective user id is not | |
19 | root, this does nothing. This call cannot be nested. */ | |
20 | void temporarily_use_uid(uid_t uid); | |
21 | ||
22 | /* Restores the original effective user id after temporarily_use_uid(). | |
23 | This should only be called while temporarily_use_uid is effective. */ | |
24 | void restore_uid(); | |
25 | ||
26 | /* Permanently sets all uids to the given uid. This cannot be called while | |
27 | temporarily_use_uid is effective. This must also clear any saved uids. */ | |
28 | void permanently_set_uid(uid_t uid); | |
29 | ||
30 | #endif /* UIDSWAP_H */ |