System.setgid()

Method setgid

int setgid(int gid)

Description

Sets the real group ID, effective group ID and saved group ID to gid . If gid is -1 the uid for "nobody" will be used.

Throws

Throws an error if no "nobody" user when gid is -1.

Returns

Returns the current errno.

Note

This function is not available on all platforms.

See also

getuid() , setuid() , getgid() , seteuid() , geteuid() , setegid() , getegid()