----- Original Message -----
> Hi Igor,
>
> I think you are wrong.
>
> I wrote this simple program that does what I suggested:
> #include <sys/types.h>
> #include <unistd.h>
> #include <stdio.h>
>
> int main(int argc, char** argv){
>
> uid_t low_uid = 1000;
> uid_t high_uid = getuid();
>
> seteuid(low_uid); // drop privilege
> const char* fileName="test.txt";
> FILE* file = fopen(fileName, "w");
> if(file == NULL){
> printf("File doesn't exist or you don't have the right to write
> it\n");
> exit(1);
> }
> seteuid(high_uid); // regain privilege
> chown(fileName, high_uid, high_uid);
> fclose(file);
> }
>
> It drops temporarily root privileges and then gets them back.
>
> This is its output:
> $ ls -l test.txt
> -rw-rw-r-- 1 slv slv 0 2011-11-24 19:17 test.txt
> $ sudo ./uid //this is what the program above is compiled to
> $ ls -l test.txt
> -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 0 2011-11-24 19:17 test.txt
> $ ./uid
> File doesn't exist or you don't have the right to write it
> $ ls -l test.txt
> -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 0 2011-11-24 19:17 test.txt
>
> Best regards,
> Silviu
I was startled at first, but only because I didn't see exactly
what you were doing.
Fortunately I spend all day long on IRC, so rather thank actually
trying it out and thinking about it, I just asked ##posix:
19:31:41 < jMCg> so... setuid() works both ways?
19:31:45 < jMCg> How's that make sense?
19:34:41 < Wulf> what's the question?
19:37:19 < jMCg> Wulf: sec
19:38:14 < jMCg> Wulf: http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/httpd-users/201111.mbox/%3cCAO7OZ=NAjM-_cA_w8WFXtF=WDwuShY-Vb3E+9utUoGqEDMncJg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx%3e
19:38:38 < jMCg> This doesn't make sense to me, why is possible to *regain* privileges once you dropped them?
19:42:41 < Wulf> saved user id
19:42:59 < woggle> jMCg: POSIX keeps track of three uids per process; the effective UID, the real UID and the saved UID. Either the latter two can be copied into the
first.
19:44:44 < woggle> You'll notice that the example that person gave did _not_ use setuid().
19:57:07 < jMCg> True.
19:57:17 < jMCg> woggle: I missed that in my mail client.
So long,
i
> 2011/11/24 Igor Galić < i.galic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > > <DevilsAdvocate>
> > > What would it do when the file already exists and is owned by
> > > root?
> > > :)
> > > </DevilsAdvocate>
> > >
> > > It is hard to distinguish between "file owned by root, but we
> > > should
> > > append to it" and "file owned by root and the admin made a
> > > mistake
> > > in
> > > the conf file". The former is the usual case when starting a
> > > server
> > > with pre-existing log files, the latter is the case you are
> > > trying
> > > to
> > > avoid.
> > >
> > True. However, assuming that when Apache terminates, the owner of
> > the
> > error log is set to be ${APACHE_RUN_USER}, then the problem of not
> > being able to access the file manifests only on the first run.
> > <SillyIdea>
> > Dear httpd admin, the ${ErrorLog} file can be opened only by root.
> > Wanna continue?
> > If yes, raise privileges this time only. There's not going to be a
> > next time.
>
> To repeat this again, just in case:
>
> Privileges can only ever be *dropped*
> Privileges can *never* be raised. This is by design.
>
>
> > </SillyIdea>
> >
> > All in all, I see your point. It's more of a maintenance issue.
> >
> > Thanks for the answers,
> > Silviu
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > Tom
> > >
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