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class method

Process::GID.grant_privilege

Process::GID.grant_privilege(group) → integer

Process::GID.eid = group → integer

static VALUE
p_gid_grant_privilege(VALUE obj, VALUE id)
{
    rb_setegid_core(OBJ2GID(id));
    return id;
}

Set the effective group ID, and if possible, the saved group ID of the process to the given group. Returns the new effective group ID. Not available on all platforms.

Example

[Process.gid, Process.egid]          #=> [0, 0]
Process::GID.grant_privilege(31)     #=> 33
[Process.gid, Process.egid]          #=> [0, 33]

See also .from_name .re_exchange .eid .re_exchangeable? also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1

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