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<TITLE>Syscall specifications of Linux - geteuid</TITLE>
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<H2><A NAME="SEC61" HREF="syscalls_toc.html#SEC61" tppabs="http://www.infran.ru/TechInfo/syscalls/syscalls_toc.html#SEC61">geteuid and getuid</A></H2>
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<H3>SYNOPSIS</H3>
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<CODE>uid_t getuid(void);</CODE>
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<CODE>uid_t geteuid(void);</CODE>
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<H3>DESCRIPTION</H3>
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<CODE>getuid</CODE> retreives the real uid of the current task. The real uid is
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the one of the user who started the task. <CODE>geteuid</CODE> retreives the
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effective uid of the current task. The effective uid is the uid of the
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executable file if the SUID bit of the file is set (otherwise, it is
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equal to the real uid).
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<H3>RETURN VALUE</H3>
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<CODE>getuid</CODE>: the real uid.
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<CODE>geteuid</CODE>: the effective uid.
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