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34 /* Become the user and group(s) specified by PW. */
35 const char *change_identity_e2str(const struct passwd *pw)
37 if (initgroups(pw->pw_name, pw->pw_gid) == -1)
38 return "cannot set groups";
45 void change_identity(const struct passwd *pw)
47 const char *err_msg = change_identity_e2str(pw);
50 bb_perror_msg_and_die("%s", err_msg);