Messages in this thread Patch in this message |  | | Date | Fri, 5 Jan 2001 17:16:32 +0000 | From | Tim Waugh <> | Subject | [patch] 2.4.0: lp superuser check |
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Here is a patch that changes the superuser check in lp to use capabilities instead.
Does anyone see a problem with it before I send it to Linus?
Tim. */
2001-01-05 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com>
* drivers/char/lp.c: Capability check instead of superuser check. Patch from acme@connectiva.com.br.
--- linux-2.4.0/drivers/char/lp.c.lp Wed Nov 1 15:06:20 2000 +++ linux-2.4.0/drivers/char/lp.c Fri Jan 5 10:58:18 2001 @@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ if (copy_to_user((int *) arg, &LP_STAT(minor), sizeof(struct lp_stats))) return -EFAULT; - if (suser()) + if (capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) memset(&LP_STAT(minor), 0, sizeof(struct lp_stats)); break; - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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