On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 15:36:30 +0100 "Heiko Wundram (Beenic)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Am Montag, 4. Februar 2008 15:21:52 schrieb Zane C.B.: > > I've come across that mentioned in unix(4). There is no support > > for it in regards to Perl. Another problem is it requires support > > for that on both ends. > > > > More and more it looks like getting either PID and/or user info > > about the other process connecting up to it is impossible, with > > out writing some sort of authentication system for the two to use > > or both ends have to support the LOCAL_CREDS stuff. > > I cannot believe that this doesn't exist for Perl (everything > exists for Perl in one way or another...), and anyway, a quick > search on CPAN found this, which looks as though it's (at least > part of) what you're looking for: > > http://search.cpan.org/~mjp/Socket-MsgHdr-0.01/MsgHdr.pm > > Finally, thinking back to the last time I used SCM_CREDS on Linux > (which is a loooong time ago), I'm not even sure that the sender > has to send an SCM_CREDS message (which would invalidate my former > reply); I think it's enough if the receiver requests to get one > (which will be filled in by the kernel), see the description in the > referenced page above which shows you how to set up the > corresponding recvmsg call. > > Sending one is only required in case the sender is root and wants > to spoof it's credentials to the remote process (IIRC). Thanks. I did not think to try a search for that. I was trying various combinations involving the word unix and socket. I've gotten it installed now and will post with how it works out. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
