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posix_spawn API doesn't support this capability so this feature requires keeping both code paths and runtime fall-back which is unlikely to be a well-tested scenario.
no tests cover this functionality (because it is really inconvenient to test)
@jprider63 do you still use this feature that you added? Can somebody think of a way to survey the ecosystem to figure out how much usage the feature received?
In summary, I believe the feature is likely not secure, contains race conditions, complicates the codebase, and has no tests. This seems like a good candidate for removal.
For what it's worth, I tend to agree that user and group changing isn't pulling its weight. This sort of functionality is extremely platform-dependent and ripe for nasty (potentially exploitable) bugs (e.g. #149).
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jprider63 commentedon Jan 12, 2022
Hi @blackgnezdo. Yes,
child_userandchild_groupare still used in internal code.bgamari commentedon Jan 14, 2022
For what it's worth, I tend to agree that user and group changing isn't pulling its weight. This sort of functionality is extremely platform-dependent and ripe for nasty (potentially exploitable) bugs (e.g. #149).