30 lines
814 B
Groff
30 lines
814 B
Groff
.Dd Jul 16, 2018
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.Dt setruid 1
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm setruid
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.Nd set the real UID and GID for a command
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Ar username Ns Op : Ns Ar group
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.Ar command
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.Op Ar arguments
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Nm
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sets the real UID and GID while keeping the effective UID and GID the same. It
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is indended for simple servers that need to bind on a low port and drop
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privileges by setting effective UID to real UID.
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.Pp
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By default the real GID of the process is set to the default group of the given
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user, but this can be overridden by passing the group argument.
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.Pp
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.Nm
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executes the given command as the same process.
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.Sh EXIT STATUS
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.Nm
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will exit with status 1 if it fails to set the UID or execute the given command.
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If it is succesful, exit status will be that of the given command.
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.Sh AUTHORS
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.Nm
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has been written by nortti.
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