NAME

getuid - get a real user ID

 SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <unistd.h>

uid_t getuid (void);

 DESCRIPTION

The getuid() function returns the real user ID of the calling process.

 RETURN VALUE

The getuid() function is always successful and no return value is reserved to indicate the error.

 ERRORS

No errors are defined.

 EXAMPLES

None.

 APPLICATION USAGE

None.

 FUTURE DIRECTIONS

None.

 SEE ALSO

geteuid(), getgid(), setuid(), <sys/types.h>, <unistd.h>.

DERIVATION

Derived from Issue 1 of the SVID.