NAME

Unix::setuid - Get/set real/effective UID/username via (localizeable) variable

VERSION

This document describes version 0.02 of Unix::setuid (from Perl distribution Unix-setuid), released on 2014-10-09.

SYNOPSIS

 use Unix::setuid; # exports $RUID, $EUID, $RUSER, $EUSER
 say "Real      UID : $RUID";
 say "Effective UID : $EUID";
 say "Real username : $RUSER";
 say "Effective user: $EUSER";
 {
     # become UID 1000 temporarily
     local $EUID = 1000;
     # same thing
     #local $EUSER = "jajang"; # or 1000
 }
 # we're back to previous UID/user

DESCRIPTION

This module is inspired by File::chdir and File::umask, using a tied scalar variable to get/set stuffs. One benefit of this is being able to use Perl's "local" with it, effectively setting something locally.

EXPORTS

$RUID (real UID)

This will get/set $<.

$EUID (effective UID)

This will get/set $>.

$RUSER (real user)

Same as $RUID except you will get username and you can set using UID/username. Will return numeric UID if no user exists with that ID. Will die if setting to non-existing username.

$EUSER (effective user)

Same as $EUID except you will get username and you can set using UID/username. Will return numeric UID if no user exists with that ID. Will die if setting to non-existing username.

SEE ALSO

Perl's $< and $>.

Other modules with the same concept: File::chdir, File::umask, Locale::Tie.

HOMEPAGE

Please visit the project's homepage at https://metacpan.org/release/Unix-setuid.

SOURCE

Source repository is at https://github.com/perlancar/perl-System-setuid.

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Unix-setuid

When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.

AUTHOR

perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2014 by perlancar@cpan.org.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

cpanm Unix::setuid

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Unix::setuid