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How do I add a unix user from C++?? 1
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brendan11,
It is possible if root owns the executable image and the set UID bit is set on the file permissions. (Do a man on chmod to see how to do this. I believe it is chmod 1xxx, but am not sure.)
When this bit is set **anyone** running the program will execute it as if they were root. This is what the "passwd" command does to allow an ordinary user to modify the /etc/passwd file when they set their password.
The catch is, of course, that root must originally set this up with the chmod command.
Hope this helps.
Brudnakm
It is possible if root owns the executable image and the set UID bit is set on the file permissions. (Do a man on chmod to see how to do this. I believe it is chmod 1xxx, but am not sure.)
When this bit is set **anyone** running the program will execute it as if they were root. This is what the "passwd" command does to allow an ordinary user to modify the /etc/passwd file when they set their password.
The catch is, of course, that root must originally set this up with the chmod command.
Hope this helps.
Brudnakm
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