seteuid -- Specify Effective User ID

SYNOPSIS

 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unistd.h>

 int seteuid(uid_t userID);
 

DESCRIPTION

seteuid changes the effective user ID of the current process to the ID specified by userID.

Note: This function can only be called by a superuser.

RETURN VALUE

seteuid returns a 0 if successful and a -1 if not successful.

PORTABILITY

The seteuid function is defined by the POSIX.1a standard.

RELATED FUNCTIONS

geteuid, getuid, seteuid, setgid


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