Manual page for SETPRIVEXEC(2)
setprivexec - allow other processes to exec set-bit programs
SYNOPSIS
old = setprivexec(onoff)
int old, onoff;
DESCRIPTION
If called with a nonzero (zero) argument, the
setprivexec()
system call marks the process as one
that is (isn't) interested in holding privileged Mach ports
of other processes
that intend to
exec
programs with set-bit markings
(for example, debuggers and program launchers).
A nonzero mark persists across
exec,
but is not inherited by a
forked
child.
The initial value is zero.
This mark is set to nonzero
as a side effect
of a process making a successful
get_task_by_unix_pid()
call,
if the process is the superuser.
RETURN VALUE
This system call returns the previous value of the flag.
SEE ALSO
get_task_by_unix_pid() (in the NEXTSTEP documentation available through Digital Librarian),
exec(2),
fork(2)
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Last modified 11/5/97
