shadow/libmisc/system.c

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2009       , Peter Vrabec
 * All rights reserved.
 *
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 * 3. The name of the copyright holders or contributors may not be used to
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 *
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 * ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
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 */
#include <config.h>

#ident "$Id$"

#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include "prototypes.h"
#include "defines.h"

int safe_system (const char *command,
                 const char *argv[],
                 const char *env[],
                 int ignore_stderr)
{
	int status = -1;
	int fd;
	pid_t pid;
	
	pid = fork();
	if (pid < 0) {
		return -1;
	}

	if (pid) {       /* Parent */
		waitpid (pid, &status, 0);
		return status;
	}

	fd = open ("/dev/null", O_RDWR);
	/* Child */
	dup2 (fd, 0);	// Close Stdin
	if (ignore_stderr) {
		dup2 (fd, 2);	// Close Stderr
	}

	execve (command, (char *const *) argv, (char *const *) env);
	fprintf (stderr, _("Failed to exec '%s'\n"), argv[0]);
	exit (-1);
}