method

grant_privilege

v1_9_3_125 - Show latest stable - Class: Process::UID
grant_privilege(p1)
public

Set the effective user ID, and if possible, the saved user ID of the process to the given integer. Returns the new effective user ID. Not available on all platforms.

[Process.uid, Process.euid]          #=> [0, 0]
Process::UID.grant_privilege(31)     #=> 31
[Process.uid, Process.euid]          #=> [0, 31]