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Compile Time, by Ethan McCallum

Posted by dave on · 2 comments
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This article is about how to (technically) write programs that change their userid in C and in C++ . Fairly good introduction.

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Comments (2)

tzafrir ·
this article is about how to (technically) write programs that change their userid in C and in C++ . Fairly good introduction. But the summary here is a bit misleading.
dave ·
Thanks, tzafrir. I just stuck with the summary that Linux Magazine submitted to me, but you're right that it is poor and misleading.

I'm updated it with your summary, which was superior. :)

best, dave

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