SETGID(P) POSIX Programmer's Manual SETGID(P)NAMEsetgid - set-group-ID
SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h>
int setgid(gid_t gid);
DESCRIPTION
If the process has appropriate privileges, setgid() shall set the real
group ID, effective group ID, and the saved set-group-ID of the calling
process to gid.
If the process does not have appropriate privileges, but gid is equal
to the real group ID or the saved set-group-ID, setgid() shall set the
effective group ID to gid; the real group ID and saved set-group-ID
shall remain unchanged.
The setgid() function shall not affect the supplementary group list in
any way.
Any supplementary group IDs of the calling process shall remain
unchanged.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, 0 is returned. Otherwise, -1 shall be
returned and errno set to indicate the error.
ERRORS
The setgid() function shall fail if:
EINVAL The value of the gid argument is invalid and is not supported by
the implementation.
EPERM The process does not have appropriate privileges and gid does
not match the real group ID or the saved set-group-ID.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
Refer to the RATIONALE section in setuid() .
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSOexec() , getegid() , geteuid() , getgid() , getuid() , setegid() ,
seteuid() , setregid() , setreuid() , setuid() , the Base Definitions
volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <sys/types.h>, <unistd.h>
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
IEEE/The Open Group 2003 SETGID(P)
