NAME
getuid, geteuid - get user identity
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
uid = getuid()
uid_t uid;
euid = geteuid()
uid_t euid;
DESCRIPTION
Getuid returns the real user ID of the current process,
geteuid the
effective user ID.
The real user ID identifies the
person who is logged in. The
effective user ID gives the process additional permissions
during
execution of "set-user-ID" mode processes, which
use getuid to
determine the real-user-id of the process that invoked
them.
SEE ALSO
getgid(2), setreuid(2)