libbb/change_identity.c

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <syslog.h>
#include <ctype.h>

#include "libbb.h"


/* Become the user and group(s) specified by PW.  */
void change_identity ( const struct passwd *pw )
{
	if ( initgroups ( pw-> pw_name, pw-> pw_gid ) == -1 )
		bb_perror_msg_and_die ( "cannot set groups" );
	endgrent ( );

	if ( setgid ( pw-> pw_gid ))
		bb_perror_msg_and_die ( "cannot set group id" );
	if ( setuid ( pw->pw_uid ))
		bb_perror_msg_and_die ( "cannot set user id" );
}