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1
2 /*
3 * context_save.c -- write out the updated context file
4 *
5 * This code is Copyright (c) 2002, by the authors of nmh. See the
6 * COPYRIGHT file in the root directory of the nmh distribution for
7 * complete copyright information.
8 */
9
10 #include <h/mh.h>
11 #include <h/signals.h>
12
13 /*
14 * static prototypes
15 */
16 static int m_chkids(void);
17
18
19 void
20 context_save (void)
21 {
22 int action;
23 register struct node *np;
24 FILE *out;
25 sigset_t set, oset;
26
27 /* No context in use -- silently ignore any changes! */
28 if (!ctxpath)
29 return;
30
31 if (!(ctxflags & CTXMOD))
32 return;
33 ctxflags &= ~CTXMOD;
34
35 if ((action = m_chkids ()) > 0)
36 return; /* child did it for us */
37
38 /* block a few signals */
39 sigemptyset (&set);
40 sigaddset (&set, SIGHUP);
41 sigaddset (&set, SIGINT);
42 sigaddset (&set, SIGQUIT);
43 sigaddset (&set, SIGTERM);
44 sigprocmask (SIG_BLOCK, &set, &oset);
45
46 if (!(out = lkfopen (ctxpath, "w")))
47 adios (ctxpath, "unable to write");
48 for (np = m_defs; np; np = np->n_next)
49 if (np->n_context)
50 fprintf (out, "%s: %s\n", np->n_name, np->n_field);
51 lkfclose (out, ctxpath);
52
53 sigprocmask (SIG_SETMASK, &oset, &set); /* reset the signal mask */
54
55 if (action == 0)
56 _exit (0); /* we are child, time to die */
57 }
58
59 /*
60 * This hack brought to you so we can handle set[ug]id MH programs.
61 * If we return -1, then no fork is made, we update .mh_profile
62 * normally, and return to the caller normally. If we return 0,
63 * then the child is executing, .mh_profile is modified after
64 * we set our [ug]ids to the norm. If we return > 0, then the
65 * parent is executed and .mh_profile has already be modified.
66 * We can just return to the caller immediately.
67 */
68
69 static int
70 m_chkids (void)
71 {
72 int i;
73 pid_t pid;
74
75 if (getuid () == geteuid ())
76 return (-1);
77
78 for (i = 0; (pid = fork ()) == -1 && i < 5; i++)
79 sleep (5);
80
81 switch (pid) {
82 case -1:
83 break;
84
85 case 0:
86 setgid (getgid ());
87 setuid (getuid ());
88 break;
89
90 default:
91 pidwait (pid, -1);
92 break;
93 }
94
95 return pid;
96 }