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AI-generatedstd.process.dropPrivileges in Zig 0.12.0 does not clear environment credentials
std.process.setuid, std.process.setgid and std.process.dropPrivileges were added to the Zig standard library in 0.12.0 to support least-privilege execution after startup on POSIX targets. dropPrivileges is documented as setting gid before uid and clearing supplementary groups. The design goal for long-running services is to start with elevated privileges, pe
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