2 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/interactive-helper/CMakeLists.txt b/test/interactive-helper/CMakeLists.txt
index 423fa30e6..5a32ca17e 100644
--- a/test/interactive-helper/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/interactive-helper/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ add_executable(extract-control extract-control.cc)
 target_link_libraries(extract-control apt-pkg apt-inst)
 add_executable(aptwebserver aptwebserver.cc)
 target_link_libraries(aptwebserver apt-pkg  ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
+add_executable(aptdropprivs aptdropprivs.cc)
+target_link_libraries(aptdropprivs apt-pkg)
 add_executable(test_fileutl test_fileutl.cc)
 target_link_libraries(test_fileutl apt-pkg)
 
diff --git a/test/interactive-helper/aptdropprivs.cc b/test/interactive-helper/aptdropprivs.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1cc04f36a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/interactive-helper/aptdropprivs.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include <apt-pkg/cmndline.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/configuration.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/error.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/fileutl.h>
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+int main(int const argc, const char * argv[])
+{
+   CommandLine::Args Args[] = {
+      {'c',"config-file",0,CommandLine::ConfigFile},
+      {'o',"option",0,CommandLine::ArbItem},
+      {0, "user", "APT::Sandbox::User", CommandLine::HasArg},
+      {0,0,0,0}
+   };
+
+   CommandLine CmdL(Args, _config);
+   if(CmdL.Parse(argc,argv) == false || DropPrivileges() == false)
+   {
+      _error->DumpErrors(std::cerr, GlobalError::DEBUG);
+      return 42;
+   }
+
+   return execv(CmdL.FileList[0], const_cast<char**>(CmdL.FileList));
+}