Subject: Re: those annoying "set*uid is deprecated" messages
To: der Mouse <mouse@Collatz.McRCIM.McGill.EDU>
From: Chris G. Demetriou <cgd@alpha.bostic.com>
List: current-users
Date: 07/20/1994 17:16:15
> Does POSIX specify a setreuid() with this (mis)behavior?
No, POSIX doesn't specify a setreuid() at all, because the entire
concept of setreuid() goes against one of the basic tenets
of either POSIX security model: you can't set the real uid w/o
also setting the effective uid.
cgd
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