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$ cat uid.c
#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
int ret = setuid((uid_t)(-424242));
fprintf(stderr, "Result = %d\n", ret);
}
$ gcc uid.c -o uid
$ sudo ./uid
Result = 0
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