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GETUID(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual GETUID(3P)
This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux
implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or
the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
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.
None.
getegid(3p), geteuid(3p), getgid(3p), setegid(3p), seteuid(3p),
setgid(3p), setregid(3p), setreuid(3p), setuid(3p)
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, sys_types.h(0p),
unistd.h(0p)
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition, Standard for Information
Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open
Group Base Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open
Group. (This is POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum 1
applied.) 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.unix.org/online.html .
Any typographical or formatting errors that appear in this page are
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https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/reporting_bugs.html .
IEEE/The Open Group 2013 GETUID(3P)
Pages that refer to this page: unistd.h(0p), id(1p), getegid(3p), geteuid(3p), getgid(3p), getlogin(3p), getpwuid(3p), setegid(3p), seteuid(3p), setgid(3p), setregid(3p), setreuid(3p), setuid(3p)