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

Usage in Deno

```typescript import { type Process } from "node:node__process.d.ts"; ```
The `process.setgid()` method sets the group identity of the process. (See [`setgid(2)`](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/setgid.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 numeric ID. ```js import process from 'node:process'; if (process.getgid && process.setgid) { console.log(`Current gid: ${process.getgid()}`); try { process.setgid(501); console.log(`New gid: ${process.getgid()}`); } 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