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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: Linux-man-pages-copyleft
.\"
.\" Modified, 2003-05-26, Michael Kerrisk, <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
-.TH setresuid 2 2023-03-30 "Linux man-pages 6.05.01"
+.TH setresuid 2 2024-05-02 "Linux man-pages 6.8"
.SH NAME
setresuid, setresgid \- set real, effective, and saved user or group ID
.SH LIBRARY
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Standard C library
.nf
.BR "#define _GNU_SOURCE" " /* See feature_test_macros(7) */"
.B #include <unistd.h>
-.PP
+.P
.BI "int setresuid(uid_t " ruid ", uid_t " euid ", uid_t " suid );
.BI "int setresgid(gid_t " rgid ", gid_t " egid ", gid_t " sgid );
.fi
@@ -22,22 +22,22 @@ Standard C library
.BR setresuid ()
sets the real user ID, the effective user ID, and the
saved set-user-ID of the calling process.
-.PP
+.P
An unprivileged process may change its real UID,
effective UID, and saved set-user-ID, each to one of:
the current real UID, the current effective UID, or the
current saved set-user-ID.
-.PP
+.P
A privileged process (on Linux, one having the \fBCAP_SETUID\fP capability)
may set its real UID, effective UID, and
saved set-user-ID to arbitrary values.
-.PP
+.P
If one of the arguments equals \-1, the corresponding value is not changed.
-.PP
+.P
Regardless of what changes are made to the real UID, effective UID,
and saved set-user-ID, the filesystem UID is always set to the same
value as the (possibly new) effective UID.
-.PP
+.P
Completely analogously,
.BR setresgid ()
sets the real GID, effective GID, and saved set-group-ID
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ On success, zero is returned.
On error, \-1 is returned, and
.I errno
is set to indicate the error.
-.PP
+.P
.IR Note :
there are cases where
.BR setresuid ()
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ None.
Linux 2.1.44,
glibc 2.3.2.
HP-UX, FreeBSD.
-.PP
+.P
The original Linux
.BR setresuid ()
and