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<h3>GETUID(2) Linux Programmer's Manual GETUID(2)
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<h3>NAME
</h3> getuid, geteuid - get user identity
<h3>SYNOPSIS
</h3> #include <unistd.h>
uid_t getuid(void);
uid_t geteuid(void);
<h3>DESCRIPTION
</h3> getuid returns the real user ID of the current process.
geteuid returns the effective user ID of the current pro-
cess.
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.
<h3>ERRORS
</h3> These functions are always successful.
<h3>CONFORMS TO
</h3> POSIX, BSD 4.3
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<h3>SEE ALSO
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<a href=setreuid.htm>setreuid</a>,
<a href=setuid.htm>setuid</a>,
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<h3>Linux 0.99.11 23 July 1993 1
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