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<TITLE>getuid(2)</TITLE>
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<H1>getuid(2)</H1>
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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
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getuid, geteuid - get user identity
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
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<STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><sys/types.h></STRONG>
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<STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><unistd.h></STRONG>
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<STRONG>uid_t</STRONG> <STRONG>getuid(void)</STRONG>
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<STRONG>uid_t</STRONG> <STRONG>geteuid(void)</STRONG>
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
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<STRONG>Getuid</STRONG> returns the real user ID of the current process, <STRONG>geteuid</STRONG> the
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effective user ID.
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The real user ID identifies the person who is logged in. The effective
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user ID gives the process additional permissions during execution of
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"set-user-ID" mode processes, which use <STRONG>getuid</STRONG> to determine the real-
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user-id of the process that invoked them.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
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<STRONG><A HREF="../man2/getgid.2.html">getgid(2)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="../man2/setuid.2.html">setuid(2)</A></STRONG>.
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</PRE>
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