NAME
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eve, iseve – privileged user |
SYNOPSIS
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char eve[NAMELEN] = "bootes";
int iseve(void) |
DESCRIPTION
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Eve is a null–terminated string containing the name of the owner
of the Plan 9 system (sometimes called the `host owner', see cons(3)).
The identity is set on a terminal to the name of the user who
logs in. It is set on a CPU server to the authid obtained either
from NVRAM or by a console prompt. The initial process
created by system initialisation is given the eve identity.
Iseve returns true if the current user is eve. Several drivers
use iseve to check the caller's identity before granting permission
to perform certain actions. For example, the console driver allows
only the user eve to write a new identity into the /dev/user file.
The privileges are strictly local and do not extend into the
network (in particular, to file servers—even ones running on the
local machine). |
SOURCE
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/sys/src/9/port/auth.c |
SEE ALSO
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auth(2), cap(3), cons(3), authsrv(6), auth(8) |