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@@ -55,13 +55,15 @@ function
sets the real user ID (group ID) of the
current process.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
-Upon success, these functions return 0;
-otherwise \-1 is returned.
-.Pp
-If the user is not the super user, or the uid
-specified is not the real or effective ID, these
-functions return \-1.
-.Pp
+.Rv -std
+.Sh ERRORS
+The functions fail if:
+.Bl -tag -width Er
+.It Bq Er EPERM
+The user is not the super user and the ID
+specified is not the real or effective ID.
+.El
+.Sh COMPATIBILITY
The use of these calls is not portable.
Their use is discouraged; they will be removed in the future.
.Sh SEE ALSO
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