4.3. Checking Permissions from Scripts
The
pkcheck utility, which checks whether a process is authorized for action, now supports a new format for parameters specified by the --process option. This makes running pkcheck safer by avoiding a race condition. The new format looks as follows: $pkcheck --process pid,start-time,uid
Important
Do not use the bare
pid or pid,start-time formats for the --process option. All scripts that invoke pkcheck need to use the new format pid,start-time,uid to avoid a race condition.
For more information, see the
pkcheck(1) man page.
