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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 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
       decoded.

       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 argument list.  This will be overwritten by the next call
	       to  any libexplain 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 better, 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
	       necessary  if you need to call any code between the system call
	       to be explained 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 argument list.  This will be overwritten by the next call
	       to any libexplain 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
       decoded.

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

       message_size
	       The size	in bytes of the	location in which  to  store  the  re-
	       turned 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  ex-
       planation  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 suit-
	       able message return buffer is supplied, this function is	thread
	       safe.

       message_size
	       The size	in bytes of the	location in which  to  store  the  re-
	       turned message.

       errnum  The  error value	to be decoded, usually obtained	from the errno
	       global variable just before this	function is  called.  This  is
	       necessary  if you need to call any code between the system call
	       to be explained 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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