1 /* Determine whether we can write any file.
3 Copyright (C) 2007, 2009-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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7 the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
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10 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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18 /* Written by Paul Eggert. */
22 #include "write-any-file.h"
28 /* Return true if we know that we can write any file, including
29 writing directories. */
32 can_write_any_file (void)
34 static bool initialized;
35 static bool can_write;
40 #if defined PRIV_FILE_DAC_WRITE
41 can = (priv_set_ismember (PRIV_FILE_DAC_WRITE) == 1);
43 /* In traditional Unix, only root can unlink directories. */
44 can = (geteuid () == ROOT_UID);