Sorry to bug the list with yet another programming problem but ...
What permissions on the file do I need to change to allow an ordinary user
to run a setuid-root programme ? The programme below compiles and runs if
I compile & run as root but does not work if run by a user regardless of
who compiles it. What am I doing wrong ?
<start C code>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <vga.h>
int main(void)
{
int x;
x = getuid();
printf("User ID = %d\n",x);
setuid(0);
x = getuid();
printf("User ID = %d\n",x);
setuid(1000);
x = getuid();
printf("User ID = %d\n",x);
return (0);
}
<end C code>
compile as #:gcc -O2 uid.c -lvga
When run as root output is :
User ID = 0
User ID = 0
User ID = 1000
When run as user ivan output is :
User ID = 1000
User ID = 1000
User ID = 1000
Any and all help appreciated.
Ivan.
