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Newer page: version 2 Last edited on Tuesday, December 31, 2002 2:26:31 am by PerryLorier
Older page: version 1 Last edited on Tuesday, June 4, 2002 12:23:42 am by perry Revert
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-GETUID  
-!!!GETUID  
-NAME  
-SYNOPSIS  
-DESCRIPTION  
-ERRORS  
-CONFORMING TO  
-SEE ALSO  
-----  
 !!NAME 
-  
-  
- getuid, geteuid - get user identity 
+getuid - get user identity 
 !!SYNOPSIS 
+ __#include <unistd.h>__  
+ __#include <sys/types.h>__  
  
-  
-__#include __  
-#include __  
-  
-  
- __uid_t getuid(void);  
-uid_t geteuid (void);__ 
+__uid_t getuid(void);__ 
 !!DESCRIPTION 
+getuid(2) returns the [RealID] 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.  
  
-__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 
+These functions are always successful.  
  
-  
-These functions are always successful.  
 !!CONFORMING TO 
-  
-  
- POSIX, BSD 4.3. 
+[ POSIX] , BSD 4.3. 
 !!SEE ALSO 
-  
-  
 setreuid(2), setuid(2) 
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