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# posix_setgid

posix_setgid -- Set the effective GID of the current process

## Description

`bool posix_setgid`(int gid);

Set the real group ID of the current process. This is a privileged function and you need appropriate privileges (usually root) on your system to be able to perform this function. The appropriate order of function calls is posix_setgid() first, posix_setuid() last.

Returns TRUE on success, FALSE otherwise.

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