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Process.setegid - node__process.d.ts - Node documentation
property Process.setegid

Usage in Deno

```typescript import { type Process } from "node:node__process.d.ts"; ```
The `process.setegid()` method sets the effective group identity of the process. (See [`setegid(2)`](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/setegid.2.html).) The `id` can be passed as either a numeric ID or a group name string. If a group name is specified, this method blocks while resolving the associated a numeric ID. ```js import process from 'node:process'; if (process.getegid && process.setegid) { console.log(`Current gid: ${process.getegid()}`); try { process.setegid(501); console.log(`New gid: ${process.getegid()}`); } catch (err) { console.log(`Failed to set gid: ${err}`); } } ``` This function is only available on POSIX platforms (i.e. not Windows or Android). This feature is not available in `Worker` threads.

Type

(id: number | string) => void