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	Last updated: Thu, 26 Jun 2008

posix_setuid

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

posix_setuid — Set the UID of the current process

Description

bool posix_setuid ( int $uid )

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

uid: The user id.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

Example #1 posix_setuid() example

This example will show the currrent user id and then set it to a different value.


<?php

echo posix_getuid()."\n"; //10001

echo posix_geteuid()."\n"; //10001

posix_setuid(10000);

echo posix_getuid()."\n"; //10000

echo posix_geteuid()."\n"; //10000

?>

posix_setuid

Description

Parameters

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Examples

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