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explain_setresgid(3)	    Library Functions Manual	    explain_setresgid(3)

NAME
     explain_setresgid - explain setresgid(2) errors

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libexplain/setresgid.h>
     const char *explain_setresgid(gid_t rgid, gid_t egid, gid_t sgid);
     const char *explain_errno_setresgid(int errnum, gid_t rgid, gid_t egid,
     gid_t sgid);
     void explain_message_setresgid(char *message, int message_size, gid_t rgid,
     gid_t egid, gid_t sgid);
     void explain_message_errno_setresgid(char *message, int message_size, int
     errnum, gid_t rgid, gid_t egid, gid_t sgid);

DESCRIPTION
     These  functions  may be used to obtain explanations for errors returned by
     the setresgid(2) system call.

   explain_setresgid
     const char *explain_setresgid(gid_t rgid, gid_t egid, gid_t sgid);

     The explain_setresgid function is used to obtain an explanation of an error
     returned by the setresgid(2) system call. The least the message  will  con-
     tain  is  the value of strerror(errno), but usually it will do much better,
     and indicate the underlying cause in more detail.

     The errno global variable will be used to obtain the error value to be  de-
     coded.

     rgid    The  original  rgid,  exactly  as passed to the setresgid(2) system
	     call.

     egid    The original egid, exactly as passed  to  the  setresgid(2)  system
	     call.

     sgid    The  original  sgid,  exactly  as passed to the setresgid(2) system
	     call.

     Returns:
	     The message explaining the error. This message buffer is shared  by
	     all  libexplain functions which do not supply a buffer in their ar-
	     gument list.  This will be overwritten by the next call to any lib-
	     explain function which shares this buffer, including other threads.

     Note: This function is not thread safe, because it shares a  return  buffer
     across all threads, and many other functions in this library.

     Example:  This  function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the
     following example:
	    if (setresgid(rgid, egid, sgid) < 0)
	    {
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_setresgid(rgid, egid, sgid));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The above code example is available  pre-packaged	as  the  explain_setres-
     gid_or_die(3) function.

   explain_errno_setresgid
     const char *explain_errno_setresgid(int errnum, gid_t rgid, gid_t egid,
     gid_t sgid);

     The explain_errno_setresgid function is used to obtain an explanation of an
     error returned by the setresgid(2) system call.  The least the message will
     contain  is  the value of strerror(errno), but usually it will do much bet-
     ter, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail.

     errnum  The error value to be decoded,  usually  obtained	from  the  errno
	     global variable just before this function is called. This is neces-
	     sary if you need to call any code between the system call to be ex-
	     plained  and  this function, because many libc functions will alter
	     the value of errno.

     rgid    The original rgid, exactly as passed  to  the  setresgid(2)  system
	     call.

     egid    The  original  egid,  exactly  as passed to the setresgid(2) system
	     call.

     sgid    The original sgid, exactly as passed  to  the  setresgid(2)  system
	     call.

     Returns:
	     The  message explaining the error. This message buffer is shared by
	     all libexplain functions which do not supply a buffer in their  ar-
	     gument list.  This will be overwritten by the next call to any lib-
	     explain function which shares this buffer, including other threads.

     Note:  This  function is not thread safe, because it shares a return buffer
     across all threads, and many other functions in this library.

     Example: This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar  to  the
     following example:
	    if (setresgid(rgid, egid, sgid) < 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_setresgid(err, rgid, egid,
		sgid));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The  above  code  example	is available pre-packaged as the explain_setres-
     gid_or_die(3) function.

   explain_message_setresgid
     void explain_message_setresgid(char *message, int message_size, gid_t rgid,
     gid_t egid, gid_t sgid);

     The explain_message_setresgid function is used to obtain an explanation  of
     an  error	returned by the setresgid(2) system call.  The least the message
     will contain is the value of strerror(errno), but usually it will	do  much
     better, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail.

     The  errno global variable will be used to obtain the error value to be de-
     coded.

     message
	     The location in which to store the returned message. If a	suitable
	     message return buffer is supplied, this function is thread safe.

     message_size
	     The  size	in  bytes of the location in which to store the returned
	     message.

     rgid    The original rgid, exactly as passed  to  the  setresgid(2)  system
	     call.

     egid    The  original  egid,  exactly  as passed to the setresgid(2) system
	     call.

     sgid    The original sgid, exactly as passed  to  the  setresgid(2)  system
	     call.

     Example:  This  function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the
     following example:
	    if (setresgid(rgid, egid, sgid) < 0)
	    {
		char message[3000];
		explain_message_setresgid(message, sizeof(message), rgid, egid,
		sgid);
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The above code example is available  pre-packaged	as  the  explain_setres-
     gid_or_die(3) function.

   explain_message_errno_setresgid
     void explain_message_errno_setresgid(char *message, int message_size, int
     errnum, gid_t rgid, gid_t egid, gid_t sgid);

     The  explain_message_errno_setresgid function is used to obtain an explana-
     tion of an error returned by the setresgid(2) system call.  The  least  the
     message  will  contain is the value of strerror(errno), but usually it will
     do much better, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail.

     message
	     The location in which to store the returned message. If a	suitable
	     message return buffer is supplied, this function is thread safe.

     message_size
	     The  size	in  bytes of the location in which to store the returned
	     message.

     errnum  The error value to be decoded,  usually  obtained	from  the  errno
	     global variable just before this function is called. This is neces-
	     sary if you need to call any code between the system call to be ex-
	     plained  and  this function, because many libc functions will alter
	     the value of errno.

     rgid    The original rgid, exactly as passed  to  the  setresgid(2)  system
	     call.

     egid    The  original  egid,  exactly  as passed to the setresgid(2) system
	     call.

     sgid    The original sgid, exactly as passed  to  the  setresgid(2)  system
	     call.

     Example:  This  function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the
     following example:
	    if (setresgid(rgid, egid, sgid) < 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		char message[3000];
		explain_message_errno_setresgid(message, sizeof(message), err,
		rgid, egid, sgid);
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The above code example is available  pre-packaged	as  the  explain_setres-
     gid_or_die(3) function.

SEE ALSO
     setresgid(2)
	     set real, effective and saved group ID

     explain_setresgid_or_die(3)
	     set real, effective and saved group ID and report errors

COPYRIGHT
     libexplain version 1.3
     Copyright (C) 2012 Peter Miller

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