# man > setuidgid(8)

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## NAME
       setuidgid - runs another program under a specified account's uid and gid.

## SYNOPSIS
       **setuidgid** _account_ _child_

## DESCRIPTION
       _account_ is a single argument.  _child_ consists of one or more arguments.

       **setuidgid**  sets  its uid and gid to _account_'s uid and gid, removing all supplementary groups.
       It then runs _child_.

       **setuidgid** cannot be run by anyone other than root.

## EXIT CODES
       **setuidgid** exits 111 if it cannot find a UNIX account named _account_**,** if it cannot  setgid,  if
       it  cannot setuid, or if it cannot run _child_.  Otherwise its exit code is the same as that of
       _child_.

## SEE ALSO
       [supervise(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/supervise/8/markdown),  [svc(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/svc/8/markdown),  [svok(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/svok/8/markdown),  [svstat(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/svstat/8/markdown),  [svscanboot(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/svscanboot/8/markdown),   [svscan(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/svscan/8/markdown),   [readproctitle(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/readproctitle/8/markdown),
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       [softlimit(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/softlimit/8/markdown), [setlock(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/setlock/8/markdown)

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