2 * Declarations of routines for handling privileges.
6 * Wireshark - Network traffic analyzer
7 * By Gerald Combs <gerald@wireshark.org>
8 * Copyright 2006 Gerald Combs
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26 * Called when the program starts, to save whatever credential information
29 extern void get_credential_info(void);
32 * Was this program started with special privileges? get_credential_info()
33 * MUST be called before calling this.
34 * @return TRUE if the program was started with special privileges,
37 extern gboolean started_with_special_privs(void);
40 * Is this program running with special privileges? get_credential_info()
41 * MUST be called before calling this.
42 * @return TRUE if the program is running with special privileges,
45 extern gboolean running_with_special_privs(void);
48 * Permanently relinquish special privileges. get_credential_info()
49 * MUST be called before calling this.
51 extern void relinquish_special_privs_perm(void);
54 * Get the current username. String must be g_free()d after use.
55 * @return A freshly g_alloc()ed string containing the username,
56 * or "UNKNOWN" on failure.
58 extern gchar *get_cur_username(void);
61 * Get the current group. String must be g_free()d after use.
62 * @return A freshly g_alloc()ed string containing the group,
63 * or "UNKNOWN" on failure.
65 extern gchar *get_cur_groupname(void);
69 * Check to see if npf.sys is running.
70 * @return TRUE if npf.sys is running, FALSE if it's not or if there was
71 * an error checking its status.
73 extern gboolean npf_sys_is_running();