PROLOG

       This  manual  page  is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux implementation of this interface
       may differ (consult the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the  interface
       may not be implemented on Linux.

NAME

       seteuid — set effective user ID

SYNOPSIS

       #include <unistd.h>

       int seteuid(uid_t uid);

DESCRIPTION

       If  uid  is  equal  to  the  real  user  ID  or  the saved set-user-ID, or if the process has appropriate
       privileges, seteuid() shall set the effective user ID of the calling process to uid; the real user ID and
       saved set-user-ID shall remain unchanged.

       The seteuid() function shall not affect the supplementary group list in any way.

RETURN VALUE

       Upon successful completion, 0 shall be returned; otherwise,  -1  shall  be  returned  and  errno  set  to
       indicate the error.

ERRORS

       The seteuid() function shall fail if:

       EINVAL The value of the uid argument is invalid and is not supported by the implementation.

       EPERM  The  process  does  not have appropriate privileges and uid does not match the real user ID or the
              saved set-user-ID.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       Refer to the RATIONALE section in setuid().

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       exec, getegid(), geteuid(), getgid(), getuid(), setegid(), setgid(), setregid(), setreuid(), setuid()

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, <sys_types.h>, <unistd.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard
       for Information  Technology  --  Portable  Operating  System  Interface  (POSIX),  The  Open  Group  Base
       Specifications  Issue  7, 2018 Edition, Copyright (C) 2018 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.
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