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authorMichael Vogt <mvo@ubuntu.com>2014-09-24 16:22:05 +0200
committerMichael Vogt <mvo@ubuntu.com>2014-09-24 16:22:05 +0200
commit3927c6da48c206b6b251661f44680d9883b4f6b4 (patch)
tree695aea2c55eb2358a07b9403c28a57a3ca0e585d /methods/ftp.cc
parenta1380a5c52062b25c9ed260b721239ed57929503 (diff)
Drop Privileges to "Debian-apt" in most acquire methods
Add a new "Debian-apt" user that owns the /var/lib/apt/lists and /var/cache/apt/archive directories. The methods http, https, ftp, gpgv, gzip switch to this user when they start. Thanks to Julian and "ioerror" and tors "switch_id()" code.
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diff --git a/methods/ftp.cc b/methods/ftp.cc
index 66787a7be..9d58aa3b9 100644
--- a/methods/ftp.cc
+++ b/methods/ftp.cc
@@ -1107,6 +1107,9 @@ int main(int, const char *argv[])
{
setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
+ // no more active ftp, sorry
+ DropPrivs();
+
/* See if we should be come the http client - we do this for http
proxy urls */
if (getenv("ftp_proxy") != 0)