LONG Pseteuid(euid)
WORD euid;
| Pseteuid() sets the effective user id for the calling process. | |
| Opcode | 323 (0x0143) |
| Availability | Available when a 'MiNT' cookie with a version of at least 1.11 exists. |
| Parameters | euid specifies the new effective user id for the calling process. |
| Binding |
move.w euid,-(sp) move.w #$0143,-(sp) trap #1 addq.l #4,sp |
| Return Value | Pseteuid() returns new euid on success or a negative GEMDOS error code otherwise. |
| Caveats | Prior to MiNT version 1.12 this
call contained a bug affecting its functionality.
Setting effective user id needs root privileges. |
| Comments | This call is often used by daemon processes to downgrade their privileges to user level. |
| See Also | Psetegid(), Psetuid(), Psetreuid() |