[clearview-discuss] 2008/152 dlmgmtd uid and door file location

[Cathy Zhou]

John Zolnowsky x69422/408-404-5064 wrote:
>> John Zolnowsky x69422/408-404-5064 wrote:
>>> nfs services use a number of files in /etc/svc/volatile.
>>> Couldn't dlmgmtd use that directory?
>> That is actually what the original proposal the project team submitted said.
> 
> Oh ...
> 
> Couldn't the privileges issue be addressed through the use of a
> separate preliminary transient service to create the
> /etc/svc/volatile/dlmgmt directory?  The preliminary service could
> even serve a number of services to be run with limited privileges and IDs.
> 
Like I mentioned to Darren: for this particular case, root privileges are needed not only 
for creating the dladm subdirectory and the door file, but also for opening the dld 
control node. dlmgmtd must finish all those operation before it seteuid to "dladm".

Thanks
- Cathy

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