SETREUID(P) POSIX Programmer's Manual SETREUID(P)NAMEsetreuid - set real and effective user IDs
SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h>
int setreuid(uid_t ruid, uid_t euid);
DESCRIPTION
The setreuid() function shall set the real and effective user IDs of
the current process to the values specified by the ruid and euid argu‐
ments. If ruid or euid is -1, the corresponding effective or real user
ID of the current process shall be left unchanged.
A process with appropriate privileges can set either ID to any value.
An unprivileged process can only set the effective user ID if the euid
argument is equal to either the real, effective, or saved user ID of
the process.
It is unspecified whether a process without appropriate privileges is
permitted to change the real user ID to match the current real, effec‐
tive, or saved set-user-ID of the process.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, 0 shall be returned. Otherwise, -1 shall be
returned and errno set to indicate the error.
ERRORS
The setreuid() function shall fail if:
EINVAL The value of the ruid or euid argument is invalid or out-of-
range.
EPERM The current process does not have appropriate privileges, and
either an attempt was made to change the effective user ID to a
value other than the real user ID or the saved set-user-ID or an
attempt was made to change the real user ID to a value not per‐
mitted by the implementation.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
Setting the Effective User ID to the Real User ID
The following example sets the effective user ID of the calling process
to the real user ID, so that files created later will be owned by the
current user.
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
...
setreuid(getuid(), getuid());
...
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSOgetegid() , geteuid() , getgid() , getuid() , setegid() , seteuid() ,
setgid() , setregid() , setuid() , the Base Definitions volume of
IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <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 .
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