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+<TITLE>setreuid</TITLE>
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+<hr>
+<pre>
+
+
+
+<h3>SETREUID(2) Linux Programmer's Manual SETREUID(2)
+</h3>
+
+<h3>NAME
+</h3> setreuid, seteuid - set real and / or effective user ID
+
+<h3>SYNOPSIS
+</h3> #include &lt;unistd.h&gt;
+
+ int setreuid(uid_t ruid, uid_t euid);
+ int seteuid(uid_t euid);
+
+<h3>DESCRIPTION
+</h3> setreuid sets real and effective user ID's of the current
+ process. Un-privileged users may change the real user ID
+ to the effective user ID and vice-versa.
+
+ Prior to Linux 1.1.37, the saved ID paradigm, when used
+ with setreuid or seteuid was broken.
+
+ Starting at 1.1.37, it is also possible to set the effec-
+ tive user ID from the saved user ID.
+
+ Only the super-user may make other changes.
+
+ Supplying a value of -1 for either the real or effective
+ user ID forces the system to leave that ID unchanged.
+
+ Currently (libc-4.x.x), seteuid(euid) is functionally
+ equivalent to setreuid(-1, euid).
+
+ If the real user ID is changed or the effective user ID is
+ set to a value not equal to the previous real user ID, the
+ saved user ID will be set to the new effective user ID.
+
+<h3>RETURN VALUE
+</h3> On success, zero is returned. On error, -1 is returned,
+ and errno is set appropriately.
+
+<h3>ERRORS
+</h3> EPERM The current process is not the super-user and
+ changes other than (i) swapping the effective user
+ ID with the real user ID or (ii) setting one to
+ the value of the other or (iii) setting the effec-
+ tive user ID to the value of the saved user ID was
+ specified.
+
+<h3>HISTORY
+</h3> The setreuid function call appeared in BSD 4.2.
+
+<h3>CONFORMING TO
+</h3> BSD 4.3
+
+</pre>
+<hr>
+<h3>SEE ALSO
+</h3><p>
+<a href=getuid.htm>getuid</a>,
+<a href=setuid.htm>setuid</a>,
+<pre>
+
+
+
+
+
+<h3>Linux 1.1.38 2nd August 1994 1
+</h3>
+
+ </pre>
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