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+/* Determine whether we can write any file.
+
+ Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+ any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. */
+
+/* Written by Paul Eggert. */
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include "write-any-file.h"
+
+#if HAVE_PRIV_H
+# include <priv.h>
+#endif
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+/* Return true if we know that we can write any file, including
+ writing directories. */
+
+bool
+can_write_any_file (void)
+{
+ static bool initialized;
+ static bool can;
+
+ if (! initialized)
+ {
+#if defined PRIV_EFFECTIVE && defined PRIV_FILE_DAC_WRITE
+ priv_set_t *pset = priv_allocset ();
+ if (pset)
+ {
+ can =
+ (getppriv (PRIV_EFFECTIVE, pset) == 0
+ && priv_ismember (pset, PRIV_FILE_DAC_WRITE));
+ priv_freeset (pset);
+ }
+ else
+#else
+ /* In traditional Unix, only root can unlink directories. */
+ can = (geteuid () == 0);
+#endif
+ initialized = true;
+ }
+
+ return can;
+}