Re: [gtkmm] setuid(), seteuid(), setreuid(), setresuid()

[Paulo Pinto <pjmlp progtools org>]

It's always nice to know how some people
can be helpful.

Yes, you're right. This is might not be the
best list to discuss these kind of questions.

However I don't see why we should refrain
to answer them, just BECAUSE we're not
the right list.

gamehack, there are several subleties between
all the set* variants.

Just take a look at,
http://www.cap-lore.com/CapTheory/UnixAuth.html

For discussions about the uids.

Feel free to keep asking me stuff, to my personal
email instead of the list.

--
Paulo Pinto



Max Vasin wrote:

> gamehack <gamehack gmail com> writes:
>
>  
>
> > Hello again,
> >
> > I''m investigating a way in which I can manage my user privileges and
> > I've come across these functions: setuid(), seteuid(), setreuid(),
> > setresuid(). And I want to ask what's the difference between
> > effective, real and saved user. Because that's the quoted difference
> > between them in the docs, but I couldn't find anywhere the actual
> > explanations of the terms in this context. Thanks in advance.
> >    
> As already mentioned this is offtopic here - you should ask this
> question in group about Unix and POSIX programming.
>
>