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1/* 1/*
2 2 *
3uidswap.h 3 * uidswap.h
4 4 *
5Author: Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi> 5 * Author: Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>
6 6 *
7Copyright (c) 1995 Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>, Espoo, Finland 7 * Copyright (c) 1995 Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>, Espoo, Finland
8 All rights reserved 8 * All rights reserved
9 9 *
10Created: Sat Sep 9 01:43:15 1995 ylo 10 * Created: Sat Sep 9 01:43:15 1995 ylo
11Last modified: Sat Sep 9 02:34:04 1995 ylo 11 * Last modified: Sat Sep 9 02:34:04 1995 ylo
12 12 *
13*/ 13 */
14 14
15#ifndef UIDSWAP_H 15#ifndef UIDSWAP_H
16#define UIDSWAP_H 16#define UIDSWAP_H
17 17
18/* Temporarily changes to the given uid. If the effective user id is not 18/*
19 root, this does nothing. This call cannot be nested. */ 19 * Temporarily changes to the given uid. If the effective user id is not
20void temporarily_use_uid(uid_t uid); 20 * root, this does nothing. This call cannot be nested.
21 */
22void temporarily_use_uid(uid_t uid);
21 23
22/* Restores the original effective user id after temporarily_use_uid(). 24/*
23 This should only be called while temporarily_use_uid is effective. */ 25 * Restores the original effective user id after temporarily_use_uid().
24void restore_uid(); 26 * This should only be called while temporarily_use_uid is effective.
27 */
28void restore_uid();
25 29
26/* Permanently sets all uids to the given uid. This cannot be called while 30/*
27 temporarily_use_uid is effective. This must also clear any saved uids. */ 31 * Permanently sets all uids to the given uid. This cannot be called while
28void permanently_set_uid(uid_t uid); 32 * temporarily_use_uid is effective. This must also clear any saved uids.
33 */
34void permanently_set_uid(uid_t uid);
29 35
30#endif /* UIDSWAP_H */ 36#endif /* UIDSWAP_H */