Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 7 Apr 2004 21:46:46 -0400 (EDT) | From | Dhruv Gami <> | Subject | setgid - its current use |
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Hello Everyone,
A long time back there was discussion over setuid/setgid and how its been replaced by Capabilities (This is what i understood from the archives...please correct me if im wrong).
I'd like to know the possibility of using setgid for users to switch their groups and work as a member of a particular group. Essentially, if i want one user, who belongs to groups X, Y and Z to create a file as a member of group Y while he's logged on as a member of group X, would it be possible through setgid() ?
would i need to change all programs that need this capability ?
or is there a way in the kernel do achieve this ?
Can i use capabilities in some way to achieve this ?
Any pointers would be really helpful. i don't mind reading up on heavy documentation, if i only know where to look.
Also, im not subscribed to this list, so I'd appreciate it if replies could be CC'd to gami@d10systems.com. If there's any other information that I should provide to clarify my question, please let me know.
Thanks !
regards, Gami -- Dhruv Gami http://d10systems.com http://d10systems.com/gami
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