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this change adds some of the kernel manpages from 9legacy, fixed and updated to match the changes in 9front.
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47 lines
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.TH EVE 9
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.SH NAME
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eve, iseve \- privileged user
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.ta \w'\fLchar* 'u
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.B
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char *eve;
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.PP
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.B
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int iseve(void)
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.I Eve
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is a null-terminated string containing the name of the owner of
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the Plan 9 system (sometimes called the `host owner',
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see
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.IR cons (3)).
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The identity is set on a terminal to the name of the user who logs in.
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It is set on a CPU server to the
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.I authid
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obtained either from NVRAM or by a console prompt.
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The initial process created by system initialisation is given the
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.I eve
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identity.
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.PP
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.I Iseve
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returns true if the current user is
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.IR eve .
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Several drivers use
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.I iseve
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to check the caller's identity
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before granting permission to perform certain actions.
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For example, the console driver allows only the user
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.I eve
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to write a new identity into the
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.B /dev/user
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file.
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The privileges are strictly local and do not extend into the network
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(in particular, to file servers—even ones running on the local machine).
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.SH SOURCE
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.B /sys/src/9/port/auth.c
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.IR auth (2),
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.IR cap (3),
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.IR cons (3),
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.IR authsrv (6),
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.IR auth (8)
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