NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       getluid,  setluid  -  Get  or  set the login UID (Enhanced
       Security)

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       #include <prot.h>

       uid_t getluid( ); #include <prot.h>

       int setluid(
               uid );

LIBRARY    [Toc]    [Back]

       Security Library - libsecurity.so

PARAMETERS    [Toc]    [Back]

       An integer representing the user ID being requested.

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The getluid() 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 setluid() function sets the login UID  for  a  process
       and all its descendants.

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  getluid()  function returns the actual UID on success
       and a -1 for failure. The setluid() function returns 0 for
       success and -1 for failure.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Security



                                                       getluid(3)