NAME

getuid, geteuid, getgid, getegid − get real user, effective user, real group, and effective group IDs

SYNOPSIS

unsigned short getuid ()

unsigned short geteuid ()

unsigned short getgid ()

unsigned short getegid ()

HP-UX COMPATIBILITY

Level: HP-UX/RUN ONLY

Origin: System V

DESCRIPTION

Getuid returns the real user ID of the calling process. 

Geteuid returns the effective user ID of the calling process. 

Getgid returns the real group ID of the calling process. 

Getegid returns the effective group ID of the calling process. 

SEE ALSO

setuid(2). 

Hewlett-Packard  —  last mod. May 11, 2021