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diff --git a/man3p/seteuid.3p b/man3p/seteuid.3p new file mode 100644 index 000000000..0723ee197 --- /dev/null +++ b/man3p/seteuid.3p @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved +.TH "SETEUID" P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual" +.\" seteuid +.SH NAME +seteuid \- set effective user ID +.SH SYNOPSIS +.LP +\fB#include <unistd.h> +.br +.sp +int seteuid(uid_t\fP \fIuid\fP\fB); +.br +\fP +.SH DESCRIPTION +.LP +If \fIuid\fP is equal to the real user ID or the saved set-user-ID, +or if the process has appropriate privileges, +\fIseteuid\fP() shall set the effective user ID of the calling process +to \fIuid\fP; the real user ID and saved set-user-ID shall +remain unchanged. +.LP +The \fIseteuid\fP() function shall not affect the supplementary group +list in any way. +.SH RETURN VALUE +.LP +Upon successful completion, 0 shall be returned; otherwise, -1 shall +be returned and \fIerrno\fP set to indicate the error. +.SH ERRORS +.LP +The \fIseteuid\fP() function shall fail if: +.TP 7 +.B EINVAL +The value of the \fIuid\fP argument is invalid and is not supported +by the implementation. +.TP 7 +.B EPERM +The process does not have appropriate privileges and \fIuid\fP does +not match the real group ID or the saved +set-group-ID. +.sp +.LP +\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP +.SH EXAMPLES +.LP +None. +.SH APPLICATION USAGE +.LP +None. +.SH RATIONALE +.LP +Refer to the RATIONALE section in \fIsetuid\fP() . +.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS +.LP +None. +.SH SEE ALSO +.LP +\fIexec\fP() , \fIgetegid\fP() , \fIgeteuid\fP() , \fIgetgid\fP() +, \fIgetuid\fP() , +\fIsetegid\fP() , \fIsetgid\fP() , \fIsetregid\fP() , \fIsetreuid\fP() +, \fIsetuid\fP() , +the Base Definitions volume of IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001, \fI<sys/types.h>\fP, +\fI<unistd.h>\fP +.SH 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 . |