Subject: Re: commoning up code that changes uids and gids
To: None <tech-kern@netbsd.org>
From: David Laight <david@l8s.co.uk>
List: tech-kern
Date: 03/10/2003 11:28:59
> while i did review david's change i think a testsuite is in order.
> 
> could you do that please david?  jar is right that this is a very
> senstive area, and a regress check for this would be The Right Thing,
> in any case.

I'll look into it, it isn't quite trivial.
Getting the sv_uid needs the sysctl proc interface.
Calling the compat system calls is impossible.
At least 2 suid test programs are required - probably more.

Actually, you soon find out when this code is broken.  login and su
excercise most of it.

	David

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David Laight: david@l8s.co.uk