Article 6XS3D [$] Fending off unwanted file descriptors

[$] Fending off unwanted file descriptors

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One of the more obscure features provided by Unix-domain sockets is theability to pass a file descriptor from one process to another. Thisfeature is often used to provide access to a specific file or networkconnection to a process running in a relatively unprivileged context. Butwhat if the recipient doesn't want a new file descriptor? A featureadded for the 6.16 release makes it possible to refuse that offer.
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