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diff --git a/man-pages-posix-2003/man3p/setgid.3p b/man-pages-posix-2003/man3p/setgid.3p new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e467d0d --- /dev/null +++ b/man-pages-posix-2003/man3p/setgid.3p @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved +.TH "SETGID" 3P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual" +.\" setgid +.SH 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. +.SH NAME +setgid \- set-group-ID +.SH SYNOPSIS +.LP +\fB#include <unistd.h> +.br +.sp +int setgid(gid_t\fP \fIgid\fP\fB); +.br +\fP +.SH DESCRIPTION +.LP +If the process has appropriate privileges, \fIsetgid\fP() shall set +the real group ID, effective group ID, and the saved +set-group-ID of the calling process to \fIgid\fP. +.LP +If the process does not have appropriate privileges, but \fIgid\fP +is equal to the real group ID or the saved set-group-ID, +\fIsetgid\fP() shall set the effective group ID to \fIgid\fP; the +real group ID and saved set-group-ID shall remain +unchanged. +.LP +The \fIsetgid\fP() function shall not affect the supplementary group +list in any way. +.LP +Any supplementary group IDs of the calling process shall remain unchanged. +.SH RETURN VALUE +.LP +Upon successful completion, 0 is returned. Otherwise, -1 shall be +returned and \fIerrno\fP set to indicate the error. +.SH ERRORS +.LP +The \fIsetgid\fP() function shall fail if: +.TP 7 +.B EINVAL +The value of the \fIgid\fP argument is invalid and is not supported +by the implementation. +.TP 7 +.B EPERM +The process does not have appropriate privileges and \fIgid\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(), \fIseteuid\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 . |