getuid(2)                           CLIX                           getuid(2)



  NAME

    getuid, geteuid - Gets the process' real or effective user ID

  LIBRARY

    Standard C Library (libc.a)

  SYNOPSIS

    #include <sys/types.h>

    uid_t getuid(
      void );

    uid_t geteuid(
      void );

  DESCRIPTION

    The getuid() function returns the real user ID of the current process.

    The geteuid() function returns the effective user ID of the current
    process.

  EXAMPLES

    For a process to determine its real and effective user IDs:

    real_uid = getuid();
    effective_uid = geteuid();


  RETURN VALUES

    The getuid() and geteuid() functions return the requested user ID.

  ERRORS

    These functions never set errno.

  RELATED INFORMATION

    Functions:  intro(2), setuid(2)










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