NAME
getuid(), geteuid(), getgid(), getegid() — get real user, effective user, real group, and effective group IDs
SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h>
uid_t getuid(void);
uid_t geteuid(void);
gid_t getgid(void);
gid_t getegid(void);
DESCRIPTION
The following functions return the information indicated:
- getuid()
Real-user-ID
of the calling process.
- geteuid()
Effective-user-ID
of the calling process.
- getgid()
Real-group-ID
of the calling process.
- getegid()
Effective-group-ID
of the calling process.
No means is available for ascertaining the saved-user-ID
or saved-group-ID of a process.
STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
getuid(): AES, SVID2, SVID3, XPG2, XPG3, XPG4, FIPS 151-2, POSIX.1
getegid(): AES, SVID2, SVID3, XPG2, XPG3, XPG4, FIPS 151-2, POSIX.1
geteuid(): AES, SVID2, SVID3, XPG2, XPG3, XPG4, FIPS 151-2, POSIX.1
getgid(): AES, SVID2, SVID3, XPG2, XPG3, XPG4, FIPS 151-2, POSIX.1
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