EVE(10.2) EVE(10.2)
NAME
eve, iseve - privileged user
SYNOPSIS
char eve[NAMELEN] = "inferno";
int iseve(void);
DESCRIPTION
Eve is a null-terminated string containing the name of the
privileged user in the Inferno system. The default identity
is `inferno'. The initial process created by system ini-
tialisation is given the eve identity.
Iseve returns true if the current user is eve. Several
drivers use iseve to check the caller's identity before
granting permission to perform certain actions. For exam-
ple, the console driver allows only the user eve to write a
new identity into the /dev/user file. The privileges are
strictly local and do not extend into the network (in par-
ticular, to file servers).
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