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SETRESUID(2) Linux Programmer's Manual SETRESUID(2) NAME setresuid, setresgid - set real, effective and saved user or group ID SYNOPSIS #define _GNU_SOURCE #include <unistd.h> int setresuid(uid_t ruid, uid_t euid, uid_t suid); int setresgid(gid_t rgid, gid_t egid, gid_t sgid); DESCRIPTION setresuid() sets the real user ID, the effective user ID, and the saved set-user-ID of the current process. Unprivileged user processes may change the real UID, effective UID, and saved set-user-ID, each to one of: the current real UID, the current effective UID or the current saved set-user-ID. Privileged processes (on Linux, those having the CAP_SETUID capability) may set the real UID, effective UID, and saved set-user-ID to arbitrary values. If one of the parameters equals -1, the corresponding value is not changed. Regardless of what changes are made to the real UID, effective UID, and saved set-user-ID, the file system UID is always set to the same value as the (possibly new) effective UID. Completely analogously, setresgid() sets the real GID, effective GID, and saved set-group-ID of the current process (and always modifies the file system GID to be the same as the effective GID), with the same restrictions for non-privileged processes. RETURN VALUE On success, zero is returned. On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set appropriately. ERRORS EAGAIN uid does not match the current UID and this call would bring that user ID over its RLIMIT_NPROC resource limit. EPERM The calling process is not privileged (did not have the CAP_SETUID capability) and tried to change the IDs to values that are not permitted. VERSIONS These calls are available under Linux since Linux 2.1.44. CONFORMING TO These calls are non-standard; they also appear on HP-UX and some of the BSDs. NOTES Under HP-UX and FreeBSD the prototype is found in <unistd.h>. Under Linux the prototype is provided by glibc since version 2.3.2. SEE ALSO getresuid(2), getuid(2), setfsuid(2), setfsgid(2), setreuid(2), setuid(2), capabilities(7), credentials(7), feature_test_macros(7) Linux 2007-07-26 SETRESUID(2)