Re: How to become root
Re: How to become root
- Subject: Re: How to become root
- From: Prime Coderama <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 09:56:14 +1100
Shouldn't the the SMJobBless example be used? Although I am still struggling to get this to work - even have an open Apple support issue.
On 16/03/2012, at 11:45 PM, Jean-Daniel Dupas wrote:
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> Le 16 mars 2012 à 13:27, Gerriet M. Denkmann a écrit :
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>> On 16 Mar 2012, at 19:17, Jean-Daniel Dupas wrote:
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>>> Le 16 mars 2012 à 12:33, Gerriet M. Denkmann a écrit :
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>>>> I have an app which needs to do (among other things) to call task_for_pid() which seems to work only for root.
>>>>
>>>> The modern way to do this is have a small companion tool which exchanges info with my app via XPC. Correct?
>>>>
>>>> I am also thinking about sandboxing (just as a learning experience). Or is root and sandboxing mutually exclusive?
>>>>
>>>> Then: how to make my companion tool run as root?
>>>> Is there a sandboxing entitlement like: com.apple.security.rootAllowed?
>>>> If not: what else to use?
>>>>
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>>> The short answer is don't expect to use task_for_pid with sandboxing. This function is restricted for good reasons.
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>> Ok, so let's forget about sandboxing. Not very important - not aiming for the Mac Store.
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>>> What are you trying to do that require to get an other process mach port ?
>> Something like vmmap.
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> So, I fear this is note the good list for such question. darwin-dev, will be a better place.
>
> -- Jean-Daniel
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