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NAME
setgid - 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 ALSO
exec() , 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 .