From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 5 Sep 2001 16:26:19 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 5 Sep 2001 16:26:09 -0400 Received: from neon-gw-l3.transmeta.com ([63.209.4.196]:59151 "EHLO neon-gw.transmeta.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 5 Sep 2001 16:25:59 -0400 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: "H. Peter Anvin" Subject: Re: getpeereid() for Linux Date: 5 Sep 2001 13:26:09 -0700 Organization: Transmeta Corporation, Santa Clara CA Message-ID: <9n61p1$k5e$1@cesium.transmeta.com> In-Reply-To: <200109051551.KAA48912@tomcat.admin.navo.hpc.mil> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Disclaimer: Not speaking for Transmeta in any way, shape, or form. Copyright: Copyright 2001 H. Peter Anvin - All Rights Reserved Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Followup to: By author: Florian Weimer In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > I need the credentials only for local connections, though. This is > technically possible. A userspace implementation partially cloning > ident seems to be a possible approach. > Since it will only work locally anyway, just use a Unix domain socket -- that's what they're for. -hpa -- at work, in private! "Unix gives you enough rope to shoot yourself in the foot." http://www.zytor.com/~hpa/puzzle.txt