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<h1 class="lined-header"><span>gun:set_owner(3)</span></h1>
<h2 id="_name">Name</h2>
<p>gun:set_owner - Set a new owner for the connection</p>
<h2 id="_description">Description</h2>
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<pre><tt><b><font color="#000000">set_owner</font></b>(<font color="#009900">ConnPid</font>, <font color="#009900">OwnerPid</font>) <font color="#990000">-></font> <font color="#FF6600">ok</font>
<font color="#009900">ConnPid</font> <font color="#990000">::</font> <b><font color="#000080">pid</font></b>()
<font color="#009900">OwnerPid</font> <font color="#990000">::</font> <b><font color="#000080">pid</font></b>()</tt></pre>
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<p>Set a new owner for the connection.</p>
<p>Only the current owner of the connection can set a new owner.</p>
<p>Gun monitors the owner of the connection and automatically shuts down gracefully when the owner exits.</p>
<h2 id="_arguments">Arguments</h2>
<dl><dt>ConnPid</dt>
<dd><p>The pid of the Gun connection process.</p>
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<dt>OwnerPid</dt>
<dd><p>The pid of the new owner for the connection.</p>
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<h2 id="_return_value">Return value</h2>
<p>The atom <code>ok</code> is returned.</p>
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<ul><li><strong>2.0</strong>: Function introduced.
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<div class="listingblock"><div class="title">Set a new owner for the connection</div>
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<pre><tt><font color="#0000FF">ok</font> <font color="#990000">=</font> <b><font color="#000000">gun:set_owner</font></b>(<font color="#009900">ConnPid</font>, <font color="#009900">OwnerPid</font>)<font color="#990000">.</font></tt></pre>
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<h2 id="_see_also">See also</h2>
<p><a href="../gun">gun(3)</a>, <a href="../gun.open">gun:open(3)</a>, <a href="../gun.open_unix">gun:open_unix(3)</a>, <a href="../gun.shutdown">gun:shutdown(3)</a>, <a href="../gun.close">gun:close(3)</a></p>
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