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.\" $NetBSD: getuid.2,v 1.17 2010/04/05 07:44:28 wiz Exp $
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.\" @(#)getuid.2 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
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.\"
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.Dd April 3, 2010
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.Dt GETUID 2
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm getuid ,
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.Nm geteuid
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.Nd get user identification
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libc
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In unistd.h
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.Ft uid_t
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.Fn getuid void
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.Ft uid_t
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.Fn geteuid void
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn getuid
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function returns the real user ID of the calling process.
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The
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.Fn geteuid
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function
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returns the effective user ID of the calling process.
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.Pp
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The real user ID is that of the user who has invoked the program.
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As the effective user ID
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gives the process additional permissions during
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execution of
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.Dq Em set-user-ID
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mode processes,
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.Fn getuid
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is used to determine the real-user-id of the calling process.
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.Sh ERRORS
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The
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.Fn getuid
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and
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.Fn geteuid
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functions are always successful, and no return value is reserved to
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indicate an error.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr getgid 2 ,
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.Xr setreuid 2
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.Sh STANDARDS
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The
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.Fn geteuid
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and
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.Fn getuid
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functions conform to
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.St -p1003.1-90 .
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Fn getuid
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function appeared in
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.At v4 .
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