getluid(3) Library Functions Manual getluid(3)
NAME
getluid, setluid - Get or set the login UID (Enhanced Security)
LIBRARY
Security Library - libsecurity.so
SYNOPSIS
#include <prot.h>
uid_t getluid();
#include <prot.h>
int setluid(uid);
PARAMETERS
uid An integer representing the user ID being requested.
DESCRIPTION
The function gets the login UID associated with the process. The login UID is recorded with most audit events generated by the process,
and is sometimes referred to as the audit UID (AUID). If the login UID has not been set yet, getluid() returns an error.
The function sets the login UID for a process and all its descendants.
RETURN VALUES
The function returns the actual UID on success and a -1 for failure. The function returns 0 for success and -1 for failure.
RELATED INFORMATION
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getluid(3)
