setregid()

Set real and effective group IDs

Synopsis:

#include <unistd.h>

int setregid( gid_t rgid, 
              gid_t egid );

Arguments:

rgid: The real group ID that you want to use for the process, or -1 if you don't want to change it.
egid: The effective group ID that you want to use for the process, or -1 if you don't want to change it.

Library:

libc

Use the -l c option to qcc to link against this library. This library is usually included automatically.

Description:

The setregid() function lets the calling process set its real and effective group to its real or effective group ID, its saved set-group ID, or one of the group IDs identified by the PROCMGR_AID_SETGID ability (see procmgr_ability()). If rgid or egid is -1, the corresponding real or effective group ID is left unchanged.

Note: If a set-group ID process sets its effective group ID to its real group ID, it can still set its effective group ID back to the saved set-group ID.

In either case, if you're changing the real group ID (i.e., rgid isn't -1), or you're changing the effective group ID to a value that isn't equal to the real group ID, the saved set-group ID is set to the new effective group ID.

Returns:

0: Success.
-1: An error occurred (errno is set).

Errors:

EINVAL

The rgid or egid is out of range.

EPERM

The calling process doesn't have the PROCMGR_AID_SETGID ability enabled, and you tried to change the effective group ID to a value other than the real or saved set-group ID.

Or:

The calling process doesn't have the PROCMGR_AID_SETGID ability enabled, and you tried to change the real group ID to a value other than the effective group ID.

Classification:

POSIX 1003.1

Safety:
Cancellation point	No
Interrupt handler	No
Signal handler	Yes
Thread	Yes