From a C++ application how to find if a hpux host is in standard mode or trusted mode

einsteinBrain · May 26, 2017, 5:15pm

is there a way for my C++ application to find out which mode the hpux OS is running in?

standard mode or trusted mode.

jim_mcnamara · May 26, 2017, 6:27pm

/usr/lbin/getprpw -l

can be called from the standard library

system()

/.secure/etc/passwd

exists on trusted systems. You can test existence with

access()

You did not
mention your OS version - so there may be a better approach for it.

einsteinBrain · May 27, 2017, 10:37am

jim mcnamara:

/usr/lbin/getprpw -l
can be called from the standard library
system()
/.secure/etc/passwd
exists on trusted systems. You can test existence with
access()
You did not
mention your OS version - so there may be a better approach for it.

Thanks jim, I am using 1131 version. Is there a possibility for /.secure/etc/passwd existence when the hpux is converted to standard mode?

vbe · May 27, 2017, 4:06pm

Not sure because I did once only back more than 15 years... Are you wondering if you could have reminiscence of the tree structure though you have the crypted password in /etc/passwd ? you could have a situation in between ( was an option at one time...) to have password removed and replaced by * and put in /etc/shadow but you cant call that trusted...