Document setuid/setgid sync resolution capability.

15 years ago · a9d8cac4b0
1 changed files with 2 additions and 2 deletions
--- a/doc/api.markdown
+++ b/doc/api.markdown
@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ Gets the group identity of the process. (See getgid(2).)  This is the numerical
 ### process.setgid(id)
-Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).)  This is the numerical group id, not the group name.
+Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).)  This accepts either a numerical ID or a groupname string.  If a groupname is specified, this method blocks while resolving it to a numerical ID.
    console.log('Current gid: ' + process.getgid());
    try {
@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ Gets the user identity of the process. (See getuid(2).)  This is the numerical u
 ### process.setuid(id)
-Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).)  This is the numerical userid, not the username.
+Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).)  This accepts either a numerical ID or a username string.  If a username is specified, this method blocks while resolving it to a numerical ID.
    console.log('Current uid: ' + process.getuid());
    try {