gumd API Reference Manual: Gum Utils

Gum Utils

Gum Utils — Utility functions

Functions

gchar *	gum_utils_generate_nonce ()
void	gum_utils_drop_privileges ()
void	gum_utils_gain_privileges ()
gboolean	gum_utils_run_user_scripts ()
gboolean	gum_utils_run_group_scripts ()

Object Hierarchy

Includes

#include <gum/common/gum-utils.h>

Description

Utility functions

Functions

gum_utils_generate_nonce ()

gchar *
gum_utils_generate_nonce (GChecksumType algorithm);

Generates nonce based on hashing algorithm as specified in algorithm

Parameters

algorithm

the GChecksumType algorithm

Returns

generate nonce if successful, NULL otherwise.

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gum_utils_drop_privileges ()

void
gum_utils_drop_privileges ();

Drops the privileges for the calling process. Effective uid is to real uid.

gum_utils_gain_privileges ()

void
gum_utils_gain_privileges ();

Gains the privileges for the calling process. Effective uid is to 0.

gum_utils_run_user_scripts ()

gboolean
gum_utils_run_user_scripts (const gchar *script_dir,
                            const gchar *username,
                            uid_t uid,
                            gid_t gid,
                            const gchar *homedir,
                            const gchar *usertype);

Runs the user scripts in sorted order.

Parameters

script_dir	path to the scripts directory
username	name of the user
uid	uid of the user
gid	gid of the user
homedir	home directory of the user
usertype	type of the user

Returns

TRUE if successful, FALSE otherwise

gum_utils_run_group_scripts ()

gboolean
gum_utils_run_group_scripts (const gchar *script_dir,
                             const gchar *groupname,
                             gid_t gid,
                             uid_t uid);

Runs the group scripts in sorted order.

Parameters

script_dir	path to the scripts directory
groupname	name of the group
gid	gid of the group
uid	uid of the calling process

Returns

TRUE if successful, FALSE otherwise

Gum Utils

Functions

Object Hierarchy

Includes

Description

Functions

gum_utils_generate_nonce ()

Parameters

Returns

gum_utils_drop_privileges ()

gum_utils_gain_privileges ()

gum_utils_run_user_scripts ()

Parameters

Returns

gum_utils_run_group_scripts ()

Parameters

Returns

Types and Values