uidswap.h   [plain text]  /*      $OpenBSD: uidswap.h,v 1.7
2001/04/06 21:00:17 markus Exp $      */   * Author: Tatu Ylonen
<ylo@cs.hut.fi>  * Copyright (c) 1995 Tatu Ylonen
<ylo@cs.hut.fi>, Espoo, Finland  *                    All rights
reserved  #ifndef UIDSWAP_H #define UIDSWAP_H   * Temporarily
changes to the given uid.  If the effective user id is not  *
root, this does nothing.  This call cannot be nested. void
temporarily_use_uid(struct passwd *pw);   * Restores the
original effective user id after temporarily_use_uid().  * This
should only be called while temporarily_use_uid is effective.
void    restore_uid(void);   * Permanently sets all uids to the
given uid.  This cannot be called while  * temporarily_use_uid
is effective.  This must also clear any saved uids. void
permanently_set_uid(struct passwd *pw);  #endif
/* UIDSWAP_H */