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add a man page for suser() because its usage is not as obvious as you would first think.
1996-10-16 21:14:32 +00:00
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Fixed bitrot in synopsis (a missing include).
1999-06-02 16:33:22 +00:00
.\" $Id: suser.9,v 1.6 1999/04/28 11:38:52 phk Exp $
add missing cvs Id lines
1997-03-07 02:53:37 +00:00
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add a man page for suser() because its usage is not as obvious as you would first think.
1996-10-16 21:14:32 +00:00
.Dd Oct 15, 1996
.Dt SUSER 9
.Os FreeBSD
.Sh NAME
.Nm suser
.Nd check if we are superuser and note
.Sh SYNOPSIS
Fixed a missing #include in the synopsis.
1998-01-16 18:06:23 +00:00
.Fd #include <sys/param.h>
Fixed bitrot in synopsis (a missing include).
1999-06-02 16:33:22 +00:00
.Fd #include <sys/proc.h>
add a man page for suser() because its usage is not as obvious as you would first think.
1996-10-16 21:14:32 +00:00
.Fd #include <sys/ucred.h>
.Ft int
This Implements the mumbled about "Jail" feature. This is a seriously beefed up chroot kind of thing. The process is jailed along the same lines as a chroot does it, but with additional tough restrictions imposed on what the superuser can do. For all I know, it is safe to hand over the root bit inside a prison to the customer living in that prison, this is what it was developed for in fact: "real virtual servers". Each prison has an ip number associated with it, which all IP communications will be coerced to use and each prison has its own hostname. Needless to say, you need more RAM this way, but the advantage is that each customer can run their own particular version of apache and not stomp on the toes of their neighbors. It generally does what one would expect, but setting up a jail still takes a little knowledge. A few notes: I have no scripts for setting up a jail, don't ask me for them. The IP number should be an alias on one of the interfaces. mount a /proc in each jail, it will make ps more useable. /proc/<pid>/status tells the hostname of the prison for jailed processes. Quotas are only sensible if you have a mountpoint per prison. There are no privisions for stopping resource-hogging. Some "#ifdef INET" and similar may be missing (send patches!) If somebody wants to take it from here and develop it into more of a "virtual machine" they should be most welcome! Tools, comments, patches & documentation most welcome. Have fun... Sponsored by: http://www.rndassociates.com/ Run for almost a year by: http://www.servetheweb.com/
1999-04-28 11:38:52 +00:00
.Fn suser "struct proc *proc"
.Ft int
.Fn suser_xxx "struct ucred *cred, struct proc *proc, int flags"
add a man page for suser() because its usage is not as obvious as you would first think.
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
This Implements the mumbled about "Jail" feature. This is a seriously beefed up chroot kind of thing. The process is jailed along the same lines as a chroot does it, but with additional tough restrictions imposed on what the superuser can do. For all I know, it is safe to hand over the root bit inside a prison to the customer living in that prison, this is what it was developed for in fact: "real virtual servers". Each prison has an ip number associated with it, which all IP communications will be coerced to use and each prison has its own hostname. Needless to say, you need more RAM this way, but the advantage is that each customer can run their own particular version of apache and not stomp on the toes of their neighbors. It generally does what one would expect, but setting up a jail still takes a little knowledge. A few notes: I have no scripts for setting up a jail, don't ask me for them. The IP number should be an alias on one of the interfaces. mount a /proc in each jail, it will make ps more useable. /proc/<pid>/status tells the hostname of the prison for jailed processes. Quotas are only sensible if you have a mountpoint per prison. There are no privisions for stopping resource-hogging. Some "#ifdef INET" and similar may be missing (send patches!) If somebody wants to take it from here and develop it into more of a "virtual machine" they should be most welcome! Tools, comments, patches & documentation most welcome. Have fun... Sponsored by: http://www.rndassociates.com/ Run for almost a year by: http://www.servetheweb.com/
1999-04-28 11:38:52 +00:00
and
.Nm suser_xxx
functions checks if the credentials given include superuser powers.
.Pp
The
.Nm
function is the most common, and should be used unless special
circumstances dictate otherwise.
.Pp
The
.Nm suser_xxx
function should be used when the credentials to be checked are
not the process' own, when there is no process or when superuser
powers should be extended to prisoned roots.
.Pp
By default a process does not command superuser powers if it has
been imprisoned by the
.Xr jail 2
system call.
There are cases however where this is appropriate, and this can
be done by setting the
.Ql PRISON_ROOT
bit in the flags argument to the
.Nm suser_xxx
function. It is important to review carefully in each case that
this does not weaken the prison. Generally only where the action
is protected by the
.Xr chroot 2
implicit in
.Xr jail 2
call should such powers be granted.
add a man page for suser() because its usage is not as obvious as you would first think.
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.Pp
The
.Nm
This Implements the mumbled about "Jail" feature. This is a seriously beefed up chroot kind of thing. The process is jailed along the same lines as a chroot does it, but with additional tough restrictions imposed on what the superuser can do. For all I know, it is safe to hand over the root bit inside a prison to the customer living in that prison, this is what it was developed for in fact: "real virtual servers". Each prison has an ip number associated with it, which all IP communications will be coerced to use and each prison has its own hostname. Needless to say, you need more RAM this way, but the advantage is that each customer can run their own particular version of apache and not stomp on the toes of their neighbors. It generally does what one would expect, but setting up a jail still takes a little knowledge. A few notes: I have no scripts for setting up a jail, don't ask me for them. The IP number should be an alias on one of the interfaces. mount a /proc in each jail, it will make ps more useable. /proc/<pid>/status tells the hostname of the prison for jailed processes. Quotas are only sensible if you have a mountpoint per prison. There are no privisions for stopping resource-hogging. Some "#ifdef INET" and similar may be missing (send patches!) If somebody wants to take it from here and develop it into more of a "virtual machine" they should be most welcome! Tools, comments, patches & documentation most welcome. Have fun... Sponsored by: http://www.rndassociates.com/ Run for almost a year by: http://www.servetheweb.com/
1999-04-28 11:38:52 +00:00
and
.Nm suser_xxx
functions notes the fact that superuser powers have been used in the
process structure of the process specified.
Because part of its function is to notice
add a man page for suser() because its usage is not as obvious as you would first think.
1996-10-16 21:14:32 +00:00
whether super powers have been used,
This Implements the mumbled about "Jail" feature. This is a seriously beefed up chroot kind of thing. The process is jailed along the same lines as a chroot does it, but with additional tough restrictions imposed on what the superuser can do. For all I know, it is safe to hand over the root bit inside a prison to the customer living in that prison, this is what it was developed for in fact: "real virtual servers". Each prison has an ip number associated with it, which all IP communications will be coerced to use and each prison has its own hostname. Needless to say, you need more RAM this way, but the advantage is that each customer can run their own particular version of apache and not stomp on the toes of their neighbors. It generally does what one would expect, but setting up a jail still takes a little knowledge. A few notes: I have no scripts for setting up a jail, don't ask me for them. The IP number should be an alias on one of the interfaces. mount a /proc in each jail, it will make ps more useable. /proc/<pid>/status tells the hostname of the prison for jailed processes. Quotas are only sensible if you have a mountpoint per prison. There are no privisions for stopping resource-hogging. Some "#ifdef INET" and similar may be missing (send patches!) If somebody wants to take it from here and develop it into more of a "virtual machine" they should be most welcome! Tools, comments, patches & documentation most welcome. Have fun... Sponsored by: http://www.rndassociates.com/ Run for almost a year by: http://www.servetheweb.com/
1999-04-28 11:38:52 +00:00
the functions should only be called after other permission
possibilities have been exhausted.
add a man page for suser() because its usage is not as obvious as you would first think.
1996-10-16 21:14:32 +00:00
.Sh RETURN VALUES
The
.Nm
This Implements the mumbled about "Jail" feature. This is a seriously beefed up chroot kind of thing. The process is jailed along the same lines as a chroot does it, but with additional tough restrictions imposed on what the superuser can do. For all I know, it is safe to hand over the root bit inside a prison to the customer living in that prison, this is what it was developed for in fact: "real virtual servers". Each prison has an ip number associated with it, which all IP communications will be coerced to use and each prison has its own hostname. Needless to say, you need more RAM this way, but the advantage is that each customer can run their own particular version of apache and not stomp on the toes of their neighbors. It generally does what one would expect, but setting up a jail still takes a little knowledge. A few notes: I have no scripts for setting up a jail, don't ask me for them. The IP number should be an alias on one of the interfaces. mount a /proc in each jail, it will make ps more useable. /proc/<pid>/status tells the hostname of the prison for jailed processes. Quotas are only sensible if you have a mountpoint per prison. There are no privisions for stopping resource-hogging. Some "#ifdef INET" and similar may be missing (send patches!) If somebody wants to take it from here and develop it into more of a "virtual machine" they should be most welcome! Tools, comments, patches & documentation most welcome. Have fun... Sponsored by: http://www.rndassociates.com/ Run for almost a year by: http://www.servetheweb.com/
1999-04-28 11:38:52 +00:00
and
.Nm suser_xxx
functions returns 0 if the user has super powers and EPERM otherwise.
add a man page for suser() because its usage is not as obvious as you would first think.
1996-10-16 21:14:32 +00:00
This is the
.Em reverse logic
Correct some spelling errors.
1996-12-01 00:25:06 +00:00
of some other implementations of
add a man page for suser() because its usage is not as obvious as you would first think.
1996-10-16 21:14:32 +00:00
.Nm
in which a TRUE response indicates Super powers.
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