linux-kernel - Re: One process with multiple user ids.

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Message-ID: <4702C4F4.5060107@davidnewall.com>
Date:	Wed, 03 Oct 2007 07:53:48 +0930
From:	David Newall <david@...idnewall.com>
To:	gogi-k@...i.tv
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: One process with multiple user ids.

Giuliano Gagliardi wrote:
> I have a server that has to switch to different user ids, but because it does 
> other complex things, I would rather not have it run as root. I only need the 
> server to be able to switch to certain pre-defined user ids.

Why don't you use group security instead of user security; you already 
have supplemental group id's.
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