getuid(2) [minix man page]

GETUID(2)							System Calls Manual							 GETUID(2)

NAME

       getuid, geteuid - get user identity

SYNOPSIS

       #include <sys/types.h>
       #include <unistd.h>

       uid_t getuid(void)
       uid_t geteuid(void)

DESCRIPTION

       Getuid returns the real user ID of the current process, geteuid the effective user ID.

       The  real  user ID identifies the person who is logged in.  The effective user ID gives the process additional permissions during execution
       of "set-user-ID" mode processes, which use getuid to determine the real-user-id of the process that invoked them.

SEE ALSO

       getgid(2), setuid(2).

4th Berkeley Distribution					  January 7, 1986							 GETUID(2)

GETUID(2)						      BSD System Calls Manual							 GETUID(2)

NAME

     getuid, geteuid -- get user identification

LIBRARY

     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS

     #include <unistd.h>
     #include <sys/types.h>

     uid_t
     getuid(void);

     uid_t
     geteuid(void);

DESCRIPTION

     The getuid() system call returns the real user ID of the calling process.	The geteuid() system call returns the effective user ID of the
     calling process.

     The real user ID is that of the user who has invoked the program.	As the effective user ID gives the process additional permissions during
     execution of ``set-user-ID'' mode processes, getuid() is used to determine the real-user-id of the calling process.

ERRORS

     The getuid() and geteuid() system calls are always successful, and no return value is reserved to indicate an error.

SEE ALSO

     getgid(2), issetugid(2), setgid(2), setreuid(2), setuid(2)

STANDARDS

     The geteuid() and getuid() system calls are expected to conform to ISO/IEC 9945-1:1990 (``POSIX.1'').

HISTORY

     The getuid() and geteuid() functions appeared in Version 7 AT&T UNIX.

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