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Old 11-05-2008, 02:12 AM   #1
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Question setuid()


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Does anyone know how to execute setuid() function without have to be root user..???
 
Old 11-05-2008, 03:37 AM   #2
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Under Linux, setuid() is implemented like the POSIX version with the
_POSIX_SAVED_IDS feature. This allows a set-user-ID (other than root)
program to drop all of its user privileges, do some un-privileged work,
and then re-engage the original effective user ID in a secure manner.
Can you be more specific about your problem?
 
  


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