HPUX getgid[2]

 getuid(2)                                                         getuid(2)





 NAME
      getuid, geteuid, getgid, getegid - get real user, effective user, real
      group, and effective group IDs

 SYNOPSIS
      #include <unistd.h>

      uid_t getuid(void);

      uid_t geteuid(void);

      gid_t getgid(void);

      gid_t getegid(void);

 DESCRIPTION
      The following functions return the information indicated:

           getuid()          Real-user-ID of the calling process.

           geteuid()         Effective-user-ID of the calling process.

           getgid()          Real-group-ID of the calling process.

           getegid()         Effective-group-ID of the calling process.

      No means is available for ascertaining the saved-user-ID or saved-
      group-ID of a process.

 SEE ALSO
      setuid(2).

 STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
      getuid(): AES, SVID2, XPG2, XPG3, XPG4, FIPS 151-2, POSIX.1

      getegid(): AES, SVID2, XPG2, XPG3, XPG4, FIPS 151-2, POSIX.1

      geteuid(): AES, SVID2, XPG2, XPG3, XPG4, FIPS 151-2, POSIX.1

      getgid(): AES, SVID2, XPG2, XPG3, XPG4, FIPS 151-2, POSIX.1














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