The Process::UID module contains a collection of module functions which can be used to portably get, set, and switch the current process's real, effective, and saved user IDs.
Change the current process's real and effective user ID to that specified by user. Returns the new user ID. Not available on all platforms.
[Process.uid, Process.euid] #=> [0, 0] Process::UID.change_privilege(31) #=> 31 [Process.uid, Process.euid] #=> [31, 31]
static VALUE
p_uid_change_privilege(VALUE obj, VALUE id)
{
rb_uid_t uid;
check_uid_switch();
uid = OBJ2UID(id);
if (geteuid() == 0) { /* root-user */
#if defined(HAVE_SETRESUID)
if (setresuid(uid, uid, uid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
SAVED_USER_ID = uid;
#elif defined(HAVE_SETUID)
if (setuid(uid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
SAVED_USER_ID = uid;
#elif defined(HAVE_SETREUID) && !defined(OBSOLETE_SETREUID)
if (getuid() == uid) {
if (SAVED_USER_ID == uid) {
if (setreuid(-1, uid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
}
else {
if (uid == 0) { /* (r,e,s) == (root, root, x) */
if (setreuid(-1, SAVED_USER_ID) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
if (setreuid(SAVED_USER_ID, 0) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
SAVED_USER_ID = 0; /* (r,e,s) == (x, root, root) */
if (setreuid(uid, uid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
SAVED_USER_ID = uid;
}
else {
if (setreuid(0, -1) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
SAVED_USER_ID = 0;
if (setreuid(uid, uid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
SAVED_USER_ID = uid;
}
}
}
else {
if (setreuid(uid, uid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
SAVED_USER_ID = uid;
}
#elif defined(HAVE_SETRUID) && defined(HAVE_SETEUID)
if (getuid() == uid) {
if (SAVED_USER_ID == uid) {
if (seteuid(uid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
}
else {
if (uid == 0) {
if (setruid(SAVED_USER_ID) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
SAVED_USER_ID = 0;
if (setruid(0) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
}
else {
if (setruid(0) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
SAVED_USER_ID = 0;
if (seteuid(uid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
if (setruid(uid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
SAVED_USER_ID = uid;
}
}
}
else {
if (seteuid(uid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
if (setruid(uid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
SAVED_USER_ID = uid;
}
#else
(void)uid;
rb_notimplement();
#endif
}
else { /* unprivileged user */
#if defined(HAVE_SETRESUID)
if (setresuid((getuid() == uid)? (rb_uid_t)-1: uid,
(geteuid() == uid)? (rb_uid_t)-1: uid,
(SAVED_USER_ID == uid)? (rb_uid_t)-1: uid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
SAVED_USER_ID = uid;
#elif defined(HAVE_SETREUID) && !defined(OBSOLETE_SETREUID)
if (SAVED_USER_ID == uid) {
if (setreuid((getuid() == uid)? (rb_uid_t)-1: uid,
(geteuid() == uid)? (rb_uid_t)-1: uid) < 0)
rb_sys_fail(0);
}
else if (getuid() != uid) {
if (setreuid(uid, (geteuid() == uid)? (rb_uid_t)-1: uid) < 0)
rb_sys_fail(0);
SAVED_USER_ID = uid;
}
else if (/* getuid() == uid && */ geteuid() != uid) {
if (setreuid(geteuid(), uid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
SAVED_USER_ID = uid;
if (setreuid(uid, -1) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
}
else { /* getuid() == uid && geteuid() == uid */
if (setreuid(-1, SAVED_USER_ID) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
if (setreuid(SAVED_USER_ID, uid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
SAVED_USER_ID = uid;
if (setreuid(uid, -1) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
}
#elif defined(HAVE_SETRUID) && defined(HAVE_SETEUID)
if (SAVED_USER_ID == uid) {
if (geteuid() != uid && seteuid(uid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
if (getuid() != uid && setruid(uid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
}
else if (/* SAVED_USER_ID != uid && */ geteuid() == uid) {
if (getuid() != uid) {
if (setruid(uid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
SAVED_USER_ID = uid;
}
else {
if (setruid(SAVED_USER_ID) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
SAVED_USER_ID = uid;
if (setruid(uid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
}
}
else if (/* geteuid() != uid && */ getuid() == uid) {
if (seteuid(uid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
if (setruid(SAVED_USER_ID) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
SAVED_USER_ID = uid;
if (setruid(uid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
}
else {
rb_syserr_fail(EPERM, 0);
}
#elif defined HAVE_44BSD_SETUID
if (getuid() == uid) {
/* (r,e,s)==(uid,?,?) ==> (uid,uid,uid) */
if (setuid(uid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
SAVED_USER_ID = uid;
}
else {
rb_syserr_fail(EPERM, 0);
}
#elif defined HAVE_SETEUID
if (getuid() == uid && SAVED_USER_ID == uid) {
if (seteuid(uid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
}
else {
rb_syserr_fail(EPERM, 0);
}
#elif defined HAVE_SETUID
if (getuid() == uid && SAVED_USER_ID == uid) {
if (setuid(uid) < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
}
else {
rb_syserr_fail(EPERM, 0);
}
#else
rb_notimplement();
#endif
}
return id;
}