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, often called the `host owner', in the
Inferno system. The default identity in native systems is
`inferno', and in hosted Inferno it is the user who started
emu(1). The initial process created by system initialisation
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).
Note that the comparison performed by iseve is case-
sensitive, even when running hosted on systems where user-
names are case-insensitive.