-
-/*
- * context_save.c -- write out the updated context file
+/* context_save.c -- write out the updated context file
*
* This code is Copyright (c) 2002, by the authors of nmh. See the
* COPYRIGHT file in the root directory of the nmh distribution for
* complete copyright information.
*/
-#include <h/mh.h>
-#include <h/signals.h>
-
/*
- * static prototypes
+ * This function used to support setuid/setgid programs by writing
+ * the file as the user. But that code, m_chkids(), was removed
+ * because there no longer are setuid/setgid programs in nmh.
*/
-static int m_chkids(void);
+#include "h/mh.h"
+#include "context_save.h"
+#include "error.h"
+#include "h/signals.h"
+#include "lock_file.h"
void
context_save (void)
{
- int action;
- register struct node *np;
+ struct node *np;
FILE *out;
sigset_t set, oset;
int failed_to_lock = 0;
return;
ctxflags &= ~CTXMOD;
- if ((action = m_chkids ()) > 0)
- return; /* child did it for us */
-
/* block a few signals */
sigemptyset (&set);
sigaddset (&set, SIGHUP);
sigprocmask (SIG_BLOCK, &set, &oset);
if (!(out = lkfopendata (ctxpath, "w", &failed_to_lock))) {
- if (failed_to_lock) {
+ if (failed_to_lock)
adios (ctxpath, "failed to lock");
- } else {
- adios (ctxpath, "unable to write");
- }
+ adios (ctxpath, "unable to write");
}
for (np = m_defs; np; np = np->n_next)
if (np->n_context)
lkfclosedata (out, ctxpath);
sigprocmask (SIG_SETMASK, &oset, &set); /* reset the signal mask */
-
- if (action == 0)
- /* This must be _exit(), not exit(), because the child didn't
- call unregister_for_removal() in m_chkids(). */
- _exit (0); /* we are child, time to die */
-}
-
-/*
- * This hack brought to you so we can handle set[ug]id MH programs.
- * If we return -1, then no fork is made, we update .mh_profile
- * normally, and return to the caller normally. If we return 0,
- * then the child is executing, .mh_profile is modified after
- * we set our [ug]ids to the norm. If we return > 0, then the
- * parent is executed and .mh_profile has already be modified.
- * We can just return to the caller immediately.
- */
-
-static int
-m_chkids (void)
-{
- int i;
- pid_t pid;
-
- if (getuid () == geteuid ())
- return (-1);
-
- for (i = 0; (pid = fork ()) == -1 && i < 5; i++)
- sleep (5);
-
- switch (pid) {
- case -1:
- break;
-
- case 0:
- /* It's not necessary to call unregister_for_removal(0)
- because the child calls _exit() in context_save(). */
- break;
-
- default:
- pidwait (pid, -1);
- break;
- }
-
- return pid;
}