libbb/change_identity.c

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 * Copyright 1989 - 1991, Julianne Frances Haugh <jockgrrl@austin.rr.com>
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#include "libbb.h"

/* Become the user and group(s) specified by PW.  */
void FAST_FUNC change_identity(const struct passwd *pw)
{
	int res;

	res = initgroups(pw->pw_name, pw->pw_gid);
	endgrent(); /* helps to close a fd used internally by libc */

	if (res != 0) {
		/*
		 * If initgroups() fails because a system call is unimplemented
		 * then we are running on a Linux kernel compiled without multiuser
		 * support (CONFIG_MULTIUSER is not defined).
		 *
		 * If we are running without multiuser support *and* the target uid
		 * already matches the current uid then we can skip the change of
		 * identity.
		 */
		if (errno == ENOSYS && pw->pw_uid == getuid()) {
			return;
		}

		bb_simple_perror_msg_and_die("can't set groups");
	}

	xsetgid(pw->pw_gid);
	xsetuid(pw->pw_uid);
}