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From: HARY <Hary AT address DOT is DOT invalid>
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Subject: Re: standards and 'setgid' function
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 19:03:47 +0000 (UTC)
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Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de> wrote:
> They're both right.  setgid is specified by POSIX, but Linux only
> follows the exact details of that specification if you explicitly ask
> for that (see the text of their man page).

"setgid is implemented like the POSIX version with the _POSIX_SAVED_IDS
feature." 

I just don't know what _POSIX_SAVED_IDS means. Could you explain it?

  HARY