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-rw-r--r--lib/euidaccess.c7
-rw-r--r--lib/pt_chown.c6
-rw-r--r--lib/root-uid.h30
-rw-r--r--lib/unlinkdir.c3
-rw-r--r--lib/write-any-file.c3
5 files changed, 43 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/lib/euidaccess.c b/lib/euidaccess.c
index a0c2b37305..ca2ceca5d2 100644
--- a/lib/euidaccess.c
+++ b/lib/euidaccess.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <unistd.h>
+#include "root-uid.h"
+
#if HAVE_LIBGEN_H
# include <libgen.h>
#endif
@@ -140,8 +142,9 @@ euidaccess (const char *file, int mode)
/* The super-user can read and write any file, and execute any file
that anyone can execute. */
- if (euid == 0 && ((mode & X_OK) == 0
- || (stats.st_mode & (S_IXUSR | S_IXGRP | S_IXOTH))))
+ if (euid == ROOT_UID
+ && ((mode & X_OK) == 0
+ || (stats.st_mode & (S_IXUSR | S_IXGRP | S_IXOTH))))
return 0;
/* Convert the mode to traditional form, clearing any bogus bits. */
diff --git a/lib/pt_chown.c b/lib/pt_chown.c
index c55f43d203..466e1771e8 100644
--- a/lib/pt_chown.c
+++ b/lib/pt_chown.c
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <unistd.h>
+#include "root-uid.h"
+
#include "pty-private.h"
/* For security reasons, we try to minimize the dependencies on libraries
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
{
uid_t euid = geteuid ();
- if (argc == 1 && euid == 0)
+ if (argc == 1 && euid == ROOT_UID)
{
/* Normal invocation of this program is with no arguments and
with privileges. */
@@ -152,7 +154,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
}
/* Check if we are properly installed. */
- if (euid != 0)
+ if (euid != ROOT_UID)
{
fprintf (stderr, "pt_chown: needs to be installed setuid 'root'\n");
return FAIL_EXEC;
diff --git a/lib/root-uid.h b/lib/root-uid.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2379773c29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/root-uid.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/* The user ID that always has appropriate privileges in the POSIX sense.
+
+ Copyright 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+ This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+ Written by Paul Eggert. */
+
+#ifndef ROOT_UID_H_
+#define ROOT_UID_H_
+
+/* The user ID that always has appropriate privileges in the POSIX sense. */
+#ifdef __TANDEM
+# define ROOT_UID 65535
+#else
+# define ROOT_UID 0
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/lib/unlinkdir.c b/lib/unlinkdir.c
index f991a2fc41..24b84f1c96 100644
--- a/lib/unlinkdir.c
+++ b/lib/unlinkdir.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
#include "unlinkdir.h"
#include "priv-set.h"
+#include "root-uid.h"
#include <unistd.h>
#if ! UNLINK_CANNOT_UNLINK_DIR
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ cannot_unlink_dir (void)
cannot = (priv_set_ismember (PRIV_SYS_LINKDIR) == 0);
# else
/* In traditional Unix, only root can unlink directories. */
- cannot = (geteuid () != 0);
+ cannot = (geteuid () != ROOT_UID);
# endif
initialized = true;
}
diff --git a/lib/write-any-file.c b/lib/write-any-file.c
index 742c257038..f6b574df63 100644
--- a/lib/write-any-file.c
+++ b/lib/write-any-file.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
#include "write-any-file.h"
#include "priv-set.h"
+#include "root-uid.h"
#include <unistd.h>
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ can_write_any_file (void)
can = (priv_set_ismember (PRIV_FILE_DAC_WRITE) == 1);
#else
/* In traditional Unix, only root can unlink directories. */
- can = (geteuid () == 0);
+ can = (geteuid () == ROOT_UID);
#endif
can_write = can;
initialized = true;