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| setegid |
| Portability: | POSIX.1 conforming |
| SYNOPSIS | |
| DESCRIPTION | |
| RETURN VALUE | |
| PORTABILITY | |
| RELATED FUNCTIONS |
| SYNOPSIS |
#include <sys/types.h> int setegid(gid_t groupID);
| DESCRIPTION |
setegid
changes the effective group ID of the current process to the
ID specified by
groupID
.
Note:
This function can only be called by a superuser. ![[cautionend]](../common/images/cautend.gif)
| RETURN VALUE |
setegid
returns a
0
if successful and a
-1
if unsuccessful.
| PORTABILITY |
The
setegid
function is defined by the POSIX.1a standard.
| RELATED FUNCTIONS |
getegid
,
getgid
,
setgid
,
setuid
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