1SETRUID(3)                 Library Functions Manual                 SETRUID(3)
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NAME

6       setruid, setrgid - set user and group ID
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <sys/types.h>
10       int
11       setruid(ruid)
12           uid_t ruid
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DESCRIPTION

19       The  setruid function (setrgid) sets the real user ID (group ID) of the
20       current process.
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RETURN VALUES

23       Upon success, these functions return 0; otherwise -1 is returned.
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25       If the user is not the super user, or the uid specified is not the real
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28       The use of these calls is not portable.  Their use is discouraged; they
29       will be removed in the future.
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SEE ALSO

32       setuid(2), setgid(2), seteuid(2), setegid(2), getuid(2), getgid(2)
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HISTORY

35       The setruid and setrgid syscalls appeared in 4.2BSD and were dropped in
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404th Berkeley Distribution      December 3, 1997                     SETRUID(3)