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+#!/usr/bin/python -tt
+# vim:expandtab:autoindent:tabstop=4:shiftwidth=4:filetype=python:textwidth=0:
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Library General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+# Written by Seth Vidal
+# Sections taken from Mach by Thomas Vander Stichele
+# revised and adapted by Michael Brown
+
+# python library imports
+import os
+
+# our imports
+from mock.trace_decorator import trace
+
+# functions
+
+origruid=os.getruid()  # 500
+origeuid=os.geteuid()  #   0
+
+@trace
+def savePerms():
+    global origruid
+    global origeuid
+    origruid = os.getruid()
+    origeuid = os.geteuid()
+
+@trace
+def elevatePerms():
+    os.setreuid(0, 0)
+
+@trace
+def dropPermsTemp():
+    elevatePerms()
+    os.setreuid(0, origruid)
+
+@trace
+def dropPermsForever():
+    elevatePerms()
+    os.setreuid(origruid, origruid)
+
+@trace
+def becomeUser(uid):
+    elevatePerms()
+    os.setreuid(0, uid)