+ if(_config->FindB("Debug::NoDropPrivs", false) == true)
+ return true;
+
+ // empty setting disables DropPrivilidges - this also ensures
+ // backward compatibility, see bug #764506
+ const std::string toUser = _config->Find("APT::Sandbox::User");
+ if (toUser.empty())
+ return true;
+
+#if __gnu_linux__
+#if defined(PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS) && ( PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS != 38 )
+#error "PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS is defined, but with a different value than expected!"
+#endif
+ // see prctl(2), needs linux3.5 at runtime - magic constant to avoid it at buildtime
+ int ret = prctl(38, 1, 0, 0, 0);
+ // ignore EINVAL - kernel is too old to understand the option
+ if(ret < 0 && errno != EINVAL)
+ _error->Warning("PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS failed with %i", ret);
+#endif
+