setuid
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NAME
setuid - run a program as a different uid
SYNTAX
setuid user program [arg ... ]
DESCRIPTION
setuid
sets its uid to
user
and runs
program
with the given arguments.
user
can be given as a login name or a number.
This command really isn't very useful for anyone except root.
DIAGNOSTICS
- user unknown
-
setuid
cannot recognize the nonnumeric
user.
- cannot setuid
-
You're not allowed to set your uid.
- cannot execute
-
Self-explanatory.
VERSION
setuid version 1.0, dated April 20, 1990.
SEE ALSO
su(1),
setuid(2)
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