posix_seteuid
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.2, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
posix_seteuid — Set the effective UID of the current process
Description
$user_id
): boolSet the effective user ID of the current process. This is a privileged function and needs appropriate privileges (usually root) on the system to be able to perform this function.
Parameters
-
user_id
-
The user id.
Return Values
Returns true
on success or false
on failure.
See Also
- posix_geteuid() - Return the effective user ID of the current process
- posix_setuid() - Set the UID of the current process
- posix_getuid() - Return the real user ID of the current process