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October 24, 2017 21:07
Get HDD infos like serial
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#include <stdio.h> | |
#include <stdlib.h> | |
#include <errno.h> | |
#include <fcntl.h> | |
#include <sys/ioctl.h> | |
#include <linux/hdreg.h> | |
#include <unistd.h> | |
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) | |
{ | |
static struct hd_driveid hd; | |
int fd; | |
if (geteuid() > 0) { | |
printf("ERROR: Must be root to use\n"); //===>> Must be root to use | |
exit(1); | |
} | |
if ((fd = open(argv[1], O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK)) < 0) { | |
printf("ERROR: Cannot open device %s\n", argv[1]); | |
exit(1); | |
} | |
if (!ioctl(fd, HDIO_GET_IDENTITY, &hd)) { | |
printf("Hard Disk Model: %.40s\n", hd.model); | |
printf(" Serial Number: %.20s\n", hd.serial_no); | |
} else if (errno == -ENOMSG) { | |
printf("No hard disk identification information available\n"); | |
} else { | |
perror("ERROR: HDIO_GET_IDENTITY"); | |
exit(1); | |
} | |
exit(0); | |
} |
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