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POSIX_SETUID(3) 							 1							   POSIX_SETUID(3)

posix_setuid - Set the UID of the current process

SYNOPSIS
bool posix_setuid (int $uid) DESCRIPTION
Set the real user ID of the current process. This is a privileged function that needs appropriate privileges (usually root) on the system to be able to perform this function. PARAMETERS
o $uid - The user id. RETURN VALUES
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure. EXAMPLES
Example #1 posix_setuid(3) example This example will show the current user id and then set it to a different value. <?php echo posix_getuid()." "; //10001 echo posix_geteuid()." "; //10001 posix_setuid(10000); echo posix_getuid()." "; //10000 echo posix_geteuid()." "; //10000 ?> SEE ALSO
posix_setgid(3), posix_seteuid(3), posix_getuid(3), posix_geteuid(3). PHP Documentation Group POSIX_SETUID(3)
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