Setuid(geteuid()), help

[Chip Salzenberg]

According to tony at ajfcal.UUCP (Tony Field):
>System: Xenix 2.2.3/386.
>Is there any way to do a   setuid(geteuid())   when geteuid() != 0  ???

No.

Not only does "setuid(geteuid())" fail, but under SCO Xenix 2.3.1 at least,
it returns ZERO when it fails.

"Error codes?  We don't need no stinking error codes!"
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