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Diffstat (limited to 'term-utils/write.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | term-utils/write.c | 9 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/term-utils/write.c b/term-utils/write.c index cb3b0444d..173869465 100644 --- a/term-utils/write.c +++ b/term-utils/write.c @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) done(int); int term_chk(char *, int *, time_t *, int); int utmp_chk(char *, char *); -static gid_t myegid; +static gid_t root_access; static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out) { @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) usage(stderr); } - myegid = getegid(); + root_access = !getegid(); /* check that sender has write enabled */ if (isatty(fileno(stdin))) @@ -299,8 +299,9 @@ int term_chk(char *tty, int *msgsokP, time_t * atimeP, int showerror) return 1; } - /* group write bit and group ownership */ - *msgsokP = (s.st_mode & (S_IWRITE >> 3)) && myegid == s.st_gid; + *msgsokP = !access(path, W_OK); + if (!root_access && *msgsokP) + *msgsokP = s.st_mode & S_IWGRP; *atimeP = s.st_atime; return 0; } |