Function users::switch::set_effective_uid [−][src]
pub fn set_effective_uid(uid: uid_t) -> Result<()>
Sets the effective user for the running process to the one with the given user ID.
Typically, trying to switch to anyone other than the user already running the process requires root privileges.
libc functions used
Errors
This function will return Err
when an I/O error occurs during the
seteuid
call.
Examples
use users::switch::set_effective_uid; set_effective_uid(1001); // current effective user ID is 1001