1 files changed, 0 insertions, 75 deletions
diff --git a/lib/privsep.lua b/lib/privsep.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index d2edcb7..0000000
--- a/lib/privsep.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-
-module(..., package.seeall)
-
-require("json")
-require("posix")
-
-local rpc = {}
-
--- private privileged rpc server ------------------------------------
-local function rpcserver(r, w)
-	for line in r:lines() do
-		local handle = json.decode(line)
-		if type(rpc[handle.func]) == "function" then
-			response = rpc[handle.func](unpack(handle.data))
-		else
-			response = nil
-		end
-		w:write(json.encode(response).."\n")
-		w:flush()
-	end
-end
-
-
--- public func ---------------------------------------------------- 
-function drop_privs(user, group, privileged_funcs)
-	local k, v
-	local wrapper = {}
-
-	-- communication pipes
-	local cr, pw = posix.pipe()
-	local pr, cw = posix.pipe()
-
-	-- create wrapper table
-	for k,v in pairs(privileged_funcs or {}) do
-		if type(v) == "function" then
-			rpc[k] = v
-			wrapper[k] = function(...)
-				local handle = {}
-				handle.func = k
-				handle.data = {...}
-				cw:write(json.encode(handle).."\n")
-				cw:flush()
-				return (json.decode(cr:read("*line")))
-			end
-		end
-	end
-			
-	pid = posix.fork()
-	if pid == nil then
-		cr:close()
-		cw:close()
-		pr:close()
-		cw:close()
-		return nil
-	end
-
-	if pid == 0 then
-		-- child runs with privs
-		cr:close()
-		cw:close()
-		rpcserver(pr, pw)
-		pw:close()
-		pr:close()
-		os.exit()
-	end
-
-	-- lets drop privs
-	if posix.setpid("g", group) and	posix.setpid("u", user) then
-		return wrapper
-	else
-		posix.kill(pid)
-		return nil
-	end
-end
-