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/*
* Copyright 1989 - 1991, Julianne Frances Haugh <jockgrrl@austin.rr.com>
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*/
#include "libbb.h"
/* Become the user and group(s) specified by PW. */
void FAST_FUNC change_identity(const struct passwd *pw)
{
if (initgroups(pw->pw_name, pw->pw_gid) == -1)
bb_perror_msg_and_die("can't set groups");
endgrent(); /* helps to close a fd used internally by libc */
xsetgid(pw->pw_gid);
xsetuid(pw->pw_uid);
}