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Utils.su(user)

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# File webrick/utils.rb, line 37
def su(user)
  if defined?(Etc)
    pw = Etc.getpwnam(user)
    Process::initgroups(user, pw.gid)
    Process::Sys::setgid(pw.gid)
    Process::Sys::setuid(pw.uid)
  else
    warn("WEBrick::Utils::su doesn't work on this platform")
  end
end
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