seteuid
Synopsis
#include <unistd.h>
int seteuid(uid_t uid);
Status
Declared, not implemented
Conformance
IEEE Std 1003.1-2017
Description
If uid is equal to the real user ID or the saved set-user-ID, or if the process has appropriate privileges,
seteuid() shall set the effective user ID of the calling process to uid; the real user ID and saved set-user-ID
shall remain unchanged.
The seteuid() function shall not affect the supplementary group list in any way.
Return value
Upon successful completion, 0 shall be returned; otherwise, -1 shall be returned and errno set to indicate the error.
Errors
The seteuid() function shall fail if:
-
EINVAL- The value of the uid argument is invalid and is not supported by the implementation. -
EPERM- The process does not have appropriate privileges and uid does not match the real user ID or the saved set-user-ID.
Tests
Untested
Known bugs
None