On Tue, Jan 08, 2002 at 12:01:53PM +0900, iEqual wrote:
> thought that I could use "sudo" to use only needed commands can be run
> by a certain user. However, our programmers are developing our
> solution in C++ and I have no clue how to apply "sudo" to our
> solution. For example, in the program, it does not use 'system("sudo
> cp /etc/* ./")' instead the program calls for 'cp()' function. Is
> there any other way to use sudo??? sudo is really intended for system administrators who wish to delegate tasks to other users on the system, without handing over root. Programs that require fiddling with user/group permissions really should be using the POSIX functions getuid, setuid, etc .. to perform these operations. And yes, the security implications are extreme, so consider reading, for example, Stephens's Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment's section on the get/set id functions, before starting work. Cheers -- "I'm not sure which upsets me more: that people are so unwilling to accept responsibility for their own actions, or that they are so eager to regulate everyone else's." -- Kee Hinckley
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