From: Rob Biedenharn <Rob@...>
Date: 2009-01-28T12:00:26+09:00
Subject: Re: Super User Can't Change UID?

On Jan 27, 2009, at 9:34 PM, James Gray wrote:

> On Jan 27, 2009, at 6:45 PM, Rob Biedenharn wrote:
>
>> It works for me on Ubuntu and Mac OS X also.
>
> Were you using Apple's bundled Ruby or something you compiled?
>
> James Edward Gray II


Apple's /usr/bin/ruby.  (I'd answered before I saw your  
clarification.)  I also just ran it fine with macruby.

$ sudo macruby -r etc -e 'puts Process.pid,Process.uid; sleep 2;puts  
"now"; Process.uid = Etc.getpwnam("rab").uid; puts Process.uid; sleep 2'
Password:
26951
0
now
501

I don't suppose that really helps you much.

-Rob

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