setuidHelper.h

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2016 Mark Heily <mark@heily.com>
 *
 * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
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 */

#pragma once

#include <exception>
#include <unistd.h>

class SetuidHelper {
public:
	static void lowerPrivileges();
	static void raisePrivileges();
	static void checkPrivileges();
	static void dropPrivileges();
	static void logPrivileges();
	static uid_t getActualUid();
};