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1.1       root        1: .TH SETUID 3 "1 April 1983" 
                      2: .UC 4
                      3: .SH NAME
                      4: setuid, seteuid, setruid, setgid, setegid, setrgid \- set user and group ID
                      5: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      6: .nf
                      7: .B setuid(uid)
                      8: .B seteuid(euid)
                      9: .B setruid(ruid)
                     10: .PP
                     11: .B setgid(gid)
                     12: .B setegid(egid)
                     13: .B setrgid(rgid)
                     14: .fi
                     15: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     16: .I Setuid
                     17: .RI ( setgid )
                     18: sets both the real and effective
                     19: user ID (group ID) of the current process to
                     20: as specified.
                     21: .PP
                     22: .I Seteuid
                     23: .RI ( setegid )
                     24: sets the effective user ID (group ID) of the
                     25: current process.
                     26: .PP
                     27: .I Setruid
                     28: .RI ( setruid )
                     29: sets the real user ID (group ID) of the
                     30: current process.
                     31: .PP
                     32: These calls are only permitted to the super-user
                     33: or if the argument is the real or effective ID.
                     34: .SH "SEE ALSO"
                     35: setreuid(2), setregid(2), getuid(2), getgid(2)
                     36: .SH DIAGNOSTICS
                     37: Zero is returned if the user (group) ID is set;
                     38: \-1 is returned otherwise.

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