Method: Process::UID.grant_privilege

Defined in:
process.c

.Process::UID.grant_privilege(user) ⇒ Integer .Process::UID.eid=(user) ⇒ Integer

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.

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

Overloads:



7419
7420
7421
7422
7423
7424
 
# File 'process.c', line 7419

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