NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       getuid, geteuid - get user identity

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

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

       uid_t getuid(void);
       uid_t geteuid(void);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       getuid returns the real user ID of the current process.

       geteuid returns the effective user ID of the current process.

       The  real  ID corresponds to the ID of the calling process.  The effective
 ID corresponds to the set ID bit on the file being executed.

ERRORS    [Toc]    [Back]

       These functions are always successful.

CONFORMING TO    [Toc]    [Back]

       POSIX, BSD 4.3.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       setreuid(2), setuid(2)



Linux 0.99.11			  1993-07-23			     GETUID(2)