run_elevated

elevator_lib

Function run_elevated 

Source 
pub fn run_elevated<S: AsRef<OsStr>>(
    program_path: S,
    args: &str,
) -> Result<ExitStatus>
Expand description

Run a program with elevated privileges.

This function attempts to elevate the program’s privileges by setting the effective user ID to root using the setuid system call, and then spawns a new process to execute the specified program with the given arguments.

§Arguments

  • program_path - The path to the program to execute.
  • args - A single str of arguments to pass to the program.

§Errors

Returns an io::Error if setting the effective user ID to root fails, or if spawning the process fails.

§Examples

use elevator_lib::run_elevated;

// Run a program with elevated privileges
if let Err(err) = run_elevated("/usr/bin/some_program", "arg1 arg2") {
    eprintln!("Error: {}", err);
}