2 * Author: Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>
3 * Copyright (c) 1995 Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>, Espoo, Finland
6 * As far as I am concerned, the code I have written for this software
7 * can be used freely for any purpose. Any derived versions of this
8 * software must be clearly marked as such, and if the derived work is
9 * incompatible with the protocol description in the RFC file, it must be
10 * called by a name other than "ssh" or "Secure Shell".
17 * Temporarily changes to the given uid. If the effective user id is not
18 * root, this does nothing. This call cannot be nested.
20 void temporarily_use_uid(uid_t uid);
23 * Restores the original effective user id after temporarily_use_uid().
24 * This should only be called while temporarily_use_uid is effective.
26 void restore_uid(void);
29 * Permanently sets all uids to the given uid. This cannot be called while
30 * temporarily_use_uid is effective. This must also clear any saved uids.
32 void permanently_set_uid(uid_t uid);
34 #endif /* UIDSWAP_H */