method

change_privilege

v1_9_3_125 - Show latest stable - Class: Process::GID

change_privilege(p1)

public

Change the current process’s real and effective group ID to that specified by integer. Returns the new group ID. Not available on all platforms.

[Process.gid, Process.egid]          #=> [0, 0]
Process::GID.change_privilege(33)    #=> 33
[Process.gid, Process.egid]          #=> [33, 33]

static VALUE
p_gid_change_privilege(VALUE obj, VALUE id)
{
    rb_gid_t gid;

    check_gid_switch();

    gid = NUM2GIDT(id);

    if (geteuid() == 0) { /* root-user */
#if defined(HAVE_SETRESGID)
        if (setresgid(gid, gid, gid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
        SAVED_GROUP_ID = gid;
#elif defined HAVE_SETGID
        if (setgid(gid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
        SAVED_GROUP_ID = gid;
#elif defined(HAVE_SETREGID) && !defined(OBSOLETE_SETREGID)
        if (getgid() == gid) {
            if (SAVED_GROUP_ID == gid) {
                if (setregid(-1, gid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
            } else {
                if (gid == 0) { /* (r,e,s) == (root, y, x) */
                    if (setregid(-1, SAVED_GROUP_ID) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
                    if (setregid(SAVED_GROUP_ID, 0) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
                    SAVED_GROUP_ID = 0; /* (r,e,s) == (x, root, root) */
                    if (setregid(gid, gid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
                    SAVED_GROUP_ID = gid;
                } else { /* (r,e,s) == (z, y, x) */
                    if (setregid(0, 0) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
                    SAVED_GROUP_ID = 0;
                    if (setregid(gid, gid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
                    SAVED_GROUP_ID = gid;
                }
            }
        } else {
            if (setregid(gid, gid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
            SAVED_GROUP_ID = gid;
        }
#elif defined(HAVE_SETRGID) && defined (HAVE_SETEGID)
        if (getgid() == gid) {
            if (SAVED_GROUP_ID == gid) {
                if (setegid(gid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
            } else {
                if (gid == 0) {
                    if (setegid(gid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
                    if (setrgid(SAVED_GROUP_ID) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
                    SAVED_GROUP_ID = 0;
                    if (setrgid(0) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
                } else {
                    if (setrgid(0) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
                    SAVED_GROUP_ID = 0;
                    if (setegid(gid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
                    if (setrgid(gid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
                    SAVED_GROUP_ID = gid;
                }
            }
        } else {
            if (setegid(gid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
            if (setrgid(gid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
            SAVED_GROUP_ID = gid;
        }
#else
        rb_notimplement();
#endif
    } else { /* unprivileged user */
#if defined(HAVE_SETRESGID)
        if (setresgid((getgid() == gid)? (rb_gid_t)-1: gid,
                      (getegid() == gid)? (rb_gid_t)-1: gid,
                      (SAVED_GROUP_ID == gid)? (rb_gid_t)-1: gid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
        SAVED_GROUP_ID = gid;
#elif defined(HAVE_SETREGID) && !defined(OBSOLETE_SETREGID)
        if (SAVED_GROUP_ID == gid) {
            if (setregid((getgid() == gid)? (rb_uid_t)-1: gid,
                         (getegid() == gid)? (rb_uid_t)-1: gid) < 0)
                rb_sys_fail(0);
        } else if (getgid() != gid) {
            if (setregid(gid, (getegid() == gid)? (rb_uid_t)-1: gid) < 0)
                rb_sys_fail(0);
            SAVED_GROUP_ID = gid;
        } else if (/* getgid() == gid && */ getegid() != gid) {
            if (setregid(getegid(), gid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
            SAVED_GROUP_ID = gid;
            if (setregid(gid, -1) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
        } else { /* getgid() == gid && getegid() == gid */
            if (setregid(-1, SAVED_GROUP_ID) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
            if (setregid(SAVED_GROUP_ID, gid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
            SAVED_GROUP_ID = gid;
            if (setregid(gid, -1) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
        }
#elif defined(HAVE_SETRGID) && defined(HAVE_SETEGID)
        if (SAVED_GROUP_ID == gid) {
            if (getegid() != gid && setegid(gid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
            if (getgid() != gid && setrgid(gid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
        } else if (/* SAVED_GROUP_ID != gid && */ getegid() == gid) {
            if (getgid() != gid) {
                if (setrgid(gid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
                SAVED_GROUP_ID = gid;
            } else {
                if (setrgid(SAVED_GROUP_ID) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
                SAVED_GROUP_ID = gid;
                if (setrgid(gid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
        }
        } else if (/* getegid() != gid && */ getgid() == gid) {
            if (setegid(gid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
            if (setrgid(SAVED_GROUP_ID) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
            SAVED_GROUP_ID = gid;
            if (setrgid(gid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
        } else {
            errno = EPERM;
            rb_sys_fail(0);
        }
#elif defined HAVE_44BSD_SETGID
        if (getgid() == gid) {
            /* (r,e,s)==(gid,?,?) ==> (gid,gid,gid) */
            if (setgid(gid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
            SAVED_GROUP_ID = gid;
        } else {
            errno = EPERM;
            rb_sys_fail(0);
        }
#elif defined HAVE_SETEGID
        if (getgid() == gid && SAVED_GROUP_ID == gid) {
            if (setegid(gid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
        } else {
            errno = EPERM;
            rb_sys_fail(0);
        }
#elif defined HAVE_SETGID
        if (getgid() == gid && SAVED_GROUP_ID == gid) {
            if (setgid(gid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
        } else {
            errno = EPERM;
            rb_sys_fail(0);
        }
#else
        rb_notimplement();
#endif
    }
    return id;
}

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