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GETUID(2)		   Linux Programmer's Manual		     GETUID(2)

NAME
       getuid, geteuid - get user identity

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

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

DESCRIPTION
       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	effec-
       tive ID corresponds to the set ID bit on	the file being executed.

ERRORS
       These functions are always successful.

CONFORMING TO
       POSIX, BSD 4.3.

SEE ALSO
       setreuid(2), setuid(2)

Linux 0.99.11			  1993-07-23			     GETUID(2)
NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | ERRORS | CONFORMING TO | SEE ALSO

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