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getuid − get a real user ID
#include <unistd.h>
uid_t getuid(void);
The getuid() function shall return the real user ID of the calling process.
The getuid() function shall always be successful and no return value is reserved to indicate the error.
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
Setting
the Effective User ID to the Real User ID
The following example sets the effective user ID and the
real user ID of the current process to the real user ID of
the caller.
#include
<unistd.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
...
setreuid(getuid(), getuid());
...
None.
None.
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getegid() , geteuid() , getgid() , setegid() , seteuid() , setgid() , setregid() , setreuid() , setuid() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <sys/types.h>, <unistd.h>
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
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