+ // the seteuid() is probably uneeded (at least thats what the linux
+ // man-page says about setuid(2)) but we cargo culted it anyway
+
+
+ if (seteuid(pw->pw_uid) != 0)
+ return _error->Errno("seteuid", "Failed to seteuid");
+
+ /* Try changing GID/EGID */
+ if (pw->pw_gid != old_gid && (setgid(old_gid) != -1 || setegid(old_gid) != -1))
+ return _error->Error("Could restore a gid to root, privilege dropping did not work");
+
+ if (pw->pw_uid != old_uid && (setuid(old_uid) != -1 || seteuid(old_uid) != -1))
+ return _error->Error("Could restore a uid to root, privilege dropping did not work");
+
+ /* Verify the list of supplementary groups is what we expected */
+ gid_t groups[1];
+ if (getgroups(1, groups) != 1)
+ return _error->Errno("getgroups", "Could not get new groups");
+ if (groups[0] != pw->pw_gid)
+ return _error->Error("Could not switch group");
+ /* Verify gid, egid, uid, and euid */
+ if (getgid() != pw->pw_gid)
+ return _error->Error("Could not switch group");
+ if (getegid() != pw->pw_gid)
+ return _error->Error("Could not switch effective group");
+ if (getuid() != pw->pw_uid)
+ return _error->Error("Could not switch user");
+ if (geteuid() != pw->pw_uid)
+ return _error->Error("Could not switch effective user");
+
+ /* TODO: Check saved uid/saved gid as well */