Name

getuid, getgid - get real user / group id

Synopsis

#include <unistd.h>

uid_t getuid(void);
gid_t getgid(void);

Description

Returns the real user or group id.

See also

• setuid_overview(7)
• geteuid(2) / getegid(2)
• getresuid(2) / getresgid(2)
• seteuid(2) / setegid(2)
• setuid(2) / setgid(2)
• setresuid(2) / setresgid(2)