[PATCH] setfsgid.2: tfix

[PATCH] setfsgid.2: tfix

[Alejandro Colomar]

The type of fsgid is git_t, and not uid_t.  Fix it.

......

.../glibc$ grep_glibc_prototype setfsgid
sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sys/fsuid.h:31:
extern int setfsgid (__gid_t __gid) __THROW;
.../glibc$

Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com>
---
 man2/setfsgid.2 | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/man2/setfsgid.2 b/man2/setfsgid.2
index e2d4d09f3..3fd22f3a5 100644
--- a/man2/setfsgid.2
+++ b/man2/setfsgid.2
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ setfsgid \- set group identity used for filesystem checks
 .nf
 .B #include <sys/fsuid.h>
 .PP
-.BI "int setfsgid(uid_t " fsgid );
+.BI "int setfsgid(gid_t " fsgid );
 .fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 On Linux, a process has both a filesystem group ID and an effective group ID.
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2.30.0

Re: [PATCH] setfsgid.2: tfix

[Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)]

Hi Alex,

On 2/15/21 2:15 PM, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> The type of fsgid is git_t, and not uid_t.  Fix it.

Cute. That mistake has been present for about 25 years!

Patch applied.

Thanks,

Michael

> ......
> 
> .../glibc$ grep_glibc_prototype setfsgid
> sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sys/fsuid.h:31:
> extern int setfsgid (__gid_t __gid) __THROW;
> .../glibc$
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com>
> ---
>  man2/setfsgid.2 | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/man2/setfsgid.2 b/man2/setfsgid.2
> index e2d4d09f3..3fd22f3a5 100644
> --- a/man2/setfsgid.2
> +++ b/man2/setfsgid.2
> @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ setfsgid \- set group identity used for filesystem checks
>  .nf
>  .B #include <sys/fsuid.h>
>  .PP
> -.BI "int setfsgid(uid_t " fsgid );
> +.BI "int setfsgid(gid_t " fsgid );
>  .fi
>  .SH DESCRIPTION
>  On Linux, a process has both a filesystem group ID and an effective group ID.
> 


-- 
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