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.TH GETUID 2 "12 February 1983"
.UC 4
.SH NAME
getuid, geteuid \- get user identity
.SH SYNOPSIS
.ft B
.nf
uid = getuid()
int uid;
.PP
.ft B
euid = geteuid()
int euid;
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Getuid
returns the real user ID of the current process,
.I geteuid
the effective user ID.
.PP
The real user ID identifies the person who is logged in.
The effective user ID
gives the process additional permissions during
execution of \*(lqset-user-ID\*(rq mode processes, which use
\fIgetuid\fP to determine the real-user-id of the process which
invoked them.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
getgid(2), setreuid(2)
Commit	Line	Data
308eda09 C	1	.TH GETUID 2 "12 February 1983"
	2	.UC 4
	3	.SH NAME
	4	getuid, geteuid \- get user identity
	5	.SH SYNOPSIS
	6	.ft B
	7	.nf
	8	uid = getuid()
	9	int uid;
	10	.PP
	11	.ft B
	12	euid = geteuid()
	13	int euid;
	14	.fi
	15	.SH DESCRIPTION
	16	.I Getuid
	17	returns the real user ID of the current process,
	18	.I geteuid
	19	the effective user ID.
	20	.PP
	21	The real user ID identifies the person who is logged in.
	22	The effective user ID
	23	gives the process additional permissions during
	24	execution of \(lqset-user-ID\(rq mode processes, which use
	25	\fIgetuid\fP to determine the real-user-id of the process which
	26	invoked them.
	27	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	28	getgid(2), setreuid(2)