http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/03/08/cups-unix-domain-sockets-authentication/ Tue, 15 May 2012 10:42:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/03/08/cups-unix-domain-sockets-authentication/comment-page-1/#comment-5223 PRINT HEAD » PolicyKit and printing Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:01:07 +0000 http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/03/08/cups-unix-domain-sockets-authentication/#comment-5223 [...] tasks.  It can authenticate itself as root by connecting over a UNIX domain socket (CUPS will use peer credentials to discover the requesting user) or, if that is not possible, by proving that it can read a [...] [...] tasks.  It can authenticate itself as root by connecting over a UNIX domain socket (CUPS will use peer credentials to discover the requesting user) or, if that is not possible, by proving that it can read a [...]

]]> http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/03/08/cups-unix-domain-sockets-authentication/comment-page-1/#comment-209 tim Tue, 01 May 2007 22:05:22 +0000 http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/03/08/cups-unix-domain-sockets-authentication/#comment-209 Oh, I see that too now you've pointed it out. I must not have read it all.. Oh, I see that too now you’ve pointed it out. I must not have read it all..

]]> http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/03/08/cups-unix-domain-sockets-authentication/comment-page-1/#comment-206 mastamind Tue, 01 May 2007 01:40:38 +0000 http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/03/08/cups-unix-domain-sockets-authentication/#comment-206 unix(7) on gentoo mentions exactly this: "To pass file descriptors or credentials over a SOCK_STREAM, you need to send or receive at least one byte of non-ancillary data in the same sendmsg() or recvmsg() call." unix(7) on gentoo mentions exactly this: “To pass file descriptors or credentials over a SOCK_STREAM, you need to send or receive at least one byte of non-ancillary data in the same sendmsg() or recvmsg() call.”

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