> > Have you made tvtime suid aware? Let it run SUID root, request
> > real-time priority and open RTC and video devices, and then drop
> > privileges.
>
> We now call:
>
> setuid( getuid() );
Be careful opening devices that way. Admins set permissions on rtc and
video and expect them to be honoured
Also you want to do
if(setresuid(getuid(), getuid(), getuid())==-1)
exit(1);
[clear real effective and saved user id]. Its basically the same thing
but using stronger washing powder 8)
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