LFS compatibility.

[dump.git] / common / dumprmt.c

diff --git a/common/dumprmt.c b/common/dumprmt.c
index dbbe618485159856189496c5ef9d4717cb4d1e9f..31eb63fc8b550ccd27202848398d834e9d6181f9 100644 (file)
--- a/common/dumprmt.c
+++ b/common/dumprmt.c
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
  *     Ported to Linux's Second Extended File System as part of the
  *     dump and restore backup suit
  *     Remy Card <card@Linux.EU.Org>, 1994-1997
- *     Stelian Pop <pop@cybercable.fr>, 1999-2000
+ *     Stelian Pop <pop@noos.fr>, 1999-2000
+ *     Stelian Pop <pop@noos.fr> - Alcôve <www.alcove.fr>, 2000
  */
 
 /*-
@@ -40,9 +41,10 @@
 
 #ifndef lint
 static const char rcsid[] =
-       "$Id: dumprmt.c,v 1.11 2000/01/21 10:17:41 stelian Exp $";
+       "$Id: dumprmt.c,v 1.15 2000/12/21 11:14:53 stelian Exp $";
 #endif /* not lint */
 
+#include <config.h>
 #ifdef __linux__
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
@@ -205,6 +207,12 @@ rmtgetconn(void)
                rshcmd[4] = rmt;
                rshcmd[5] = NULL;
 
+               /* Restore the uid and gid. We really don't want
+                * to execute whatever is put into RSH variable with
+                * more priviledges than needed... */
+               setuid(getuid());
+               setgid(getgid());
+
                if ((rshpid = piped_child(rshcmd)) < 0) {
                        msg("cannot open connection\n");
                        return 0;