libbb/setup_environment.c

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#include "libbb.h"

/* util-linux manpage says /sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin,
 * but I want to save a few bytes here */
static const char DEFAULT_ROOT_LOGIN_PATH[] = "/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin";
#define DEFAULT_LOGIN_PATH (DEFAULT_ROOT_LOGIN_PATH + sizeof("/sbin:/usr/sbin"))

void setup_environment(const char *shell, int loginshell, int changeenv, const struct passwd *pw)
{
	if (loginshell) {
		const char *term;

		/* Change the current working directory to be the home directory
		 * of the user.  It is a fatal error for this process to be unable
		 * to change to that directory.  There is no "default" home
		 * directory.
		 * Some systems default to HOME=/
		 */
		if (chdir(pw->pw_dir)) {
			xchdir("/");
			fputs("warning: cannot change to home directory\n", stderr);
		}

		/* Leave TERM unchanged.  Set HOME, SHELL, USER, LOGNAME, PATH.
		   Unset all other environment variables.  */
		term = getenv("TERM");
		clearenv();
		if (term)
			xsetenv("TERM", term);
		xsetenv("HOME",    pw->pw_dir);
		xsetenv("SHELL",   shell);
		xsetenv("USER",    pw->pw_name);
		xsetenv("LOGNAME", pw->pw_name);
		xsetenv("PATH",   (pw->pw_uid ? DEFAULT_LOGIN_PATH : DEFAULT_ROOT_LOGIN_PATH));
	}
	else if (changeenv) {
		/* Set HOME, SHELL, and if not becoming a super-user,
		   USER and LOGNAME.  */
		xsetenv("HOME",  pw->pw_dir);
		xsetenv("SHELL", shell);
		if (pw->pw_uid) {
			xsetenv("USER",    pw->pw_name);
			xsetenv("LOGNAME", pw->pw_name);
		}
	}
}