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36.Dd June 2, 1993
37.Dt SETRUID 3
38.Os
39.Sh NAME
40.Nm setruid ,
41.Nm setrgid
42.Nd set user and group ID
43.Sh LIBRARY
44.Lb libc
45.Sh SYNOPSIS
46.In unistd.h
47.Ft int
48.Fn setruid "uid_t ruid"
49.Ft int
50.Fn setrgid "gid_t rgid"
51.Sh DESCRIPTION
52The
53.Fn setruid
54function
55.Pq Fn setrgid
56sets the real user ID (group ID) of the
57current process.
58.Sh RETURN VALUES
59.Rv -std
60.Sh COMPATIBILITY
61The use of these calls is not portable.
62Their use is discouraged; they will be removed in the future.
63.Sh ERRORS
64The functions fail if:
65.Bl -tag -width Er
66.It Bq Er EPERM
67The user is not the super user and the ID
68specified is not the real or effective ID.
69.El
70.Sh SEE ALSO
71.Xr getgid 2 ,
72.Xr getuid 2 ,
73.Xr setegid 2 ,
74.Xr seteuid 2 ,
75.Xr setgid 2 ,
76.Xr setuid 2
77.Sh HISTORY
78The
79.Fn setruid
80and
81.Fn setrgid
82syscalls appeared in
83.Bx 4.2
84and were dropped in
85.Bx 4.4 .
86