Travis H. <travis+w-python....@subspacefield.org> added the comment:
The routines necessary for implementing Wagner's API for dropping privileges are: sysconf function: available in os module _SC_NGROUPS_MAX constant: unsure abort function: available in os module getresuid function: needs implementing[1] getresgid function: needs implementing[1] [1] Not POSIX but available on Linux, HP/UX, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, DragonFlyBSD. Not available on Solaris, AIX, NetBSD, OSX, cygwin. Since Wagner points out that the non-standard function calls actually have clearer/better semantics, perhaps the way to do all this is in its own module, instead of trying to shove it into an existing module.. ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue6758> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
