Kernel: Only allow superuser to halt() the system (#342)

Following the discussion in #334, shutdown must also have root-only run permissions.
Author: https://github.com/Quaker762 Commit: a5d80f7e3b Pull-request: https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/pull/342 Reviewed-by: https://github.com/rburchell ✅
2025-08-27 04:37:22 +00:00 · 2019-07-19 21:08:26 +10:00 · 2019-07-19 21:08:26 +10:00 · a5d80f7e3b · 2024-07-19 13:09:09 +09:00
commit a5d80f7e3b
parent cd76b691fb
6 changed files with 31 additions and 10 deletions
--- a/Libraries/LibC/unistd.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibC/unistd.h
@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ char* getlogin();
 int chown(const char* pathname, uid_t, gid_t);
 int fchown(int fd, uid_t, gid_t);
 int ftruncate(int fd, off_t length);
+int halt();
 int reboot();

 enum {