#define COMPAT_CODE_ACCESS #include "../git-compat-util.h" /* Do the same thing access(2) does, but use the effective uid, * and don't make the mistake of telling root that any file is * executable. This version uses stat(2). */ int git_access(const char *path, int mode) { struct stat st; /* do not interfere a normal user */ if (geteuid()) return access(path, mode); if (stat(path, &st) < 0) return -1; /* Root can read or write any file. */ if (!(mode & X_OK)) return 0; /* Root can execute any file that has any one of the execute * bits set. */ if (st.st_mode & (S_IXUSR | S_IXGRP | S_IXOTH)) return 0; errno = EACCES; return -1; }