Process::UID.grant_privilege

(::Integer user) -> ::Integer

Process::UID.grant_privilege(user) → integer

Process::UID.eid= user → integer

static VALUE
p_uid_grant_privilege(VALUE obj, VALUE id)
{
    rb_seteuid_core(OBJ2UID(id));
    return id;
}

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

Example

[Process.uid, Process.euid]          #=> [0, 0]
Process::UID.grant_privilege(31)     #=> 31
[Process.uid, Process.euid]          #=> [0, 31]

See also .from_name .re_exchange .eid .re_exchangeable? also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0

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