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Re: Running a root process.

by SM Ryan <wyrmwif@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Mar 26, 2007 at 10:13 PM

Thanks for the reference.

Ben Artin <macdev@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
# In article <130b7l66kha8f20@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
#  SM Ryan <wyrmwif@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
# 
# > I would like to do some code like edit Apache configuration
# > that requires uid root. What I can do is just install a setuid
# > root and just make the changes unannounced. What I would like
# > to do use some function like this
# > 
# > 	suexec(...) - Display the security dialog and on successful
# > 		identification as an administrator user and password,
# > 		exec the program ... as setuid root.
# > 
# > but after repeated attempts to get through Apple's do***entation
# > I don't know if the function exists or is possible. Because I do
# > have a setuid root installer, I can install setuid root programs,
# > I just think it's bad form to run setuid root without the computer's
# > owner realizing that I'm doing so and authourising it.
# 
#
<http://developer.apple.com/samplecode/Security/idxAuthorization-date.html>
# 
# hth
# 
# Ben
# 
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 9 Posts in Topic:
Running a root process.
SM Ryan <wyrmwif@[EMAI  2007-03-24 21:56:54 
Re: Running a root process.
Sherm Pendley <spamtra  2007-03-24 19:53:32 
Re: Running a root process.
SM Ryan <wyrmwif@[EMAI  2007-03-25 00:10:20 
Re: Running a root process.
Michael Ash <mike@[EMA  2007-03-24 19:19:46 
Re: Running a root process.
Sherm Pendley <spamtra  2007-03-24 20:45:06 
Re: Running a root process.
SM Ryan <wyrmwif@[EMAI  2007-03-25 02:54:09 
Re: Running a root process.
Sherm Pendley <spamtra  2007-03-25 00:54:35 
Re: Running a root process.
Ben Artin <macdev@[EMA  2007-03-25 02:16:12 
Re: Running a root process.
SM Ryan <wyrmwif@[EMAI  2007-03-26 22:13:07 

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