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GETEUID(3P)		   POSIX Programmer's Manual		   GETEUID(3P)

PROLOG
       This  manual  page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux
       implementation of this interface may differ (consult the	 corresponding
       Linux  manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
       not be implemented on Linux.

NAME
       geteuid - get the effective user ID

SYNOPSIS
       #include <unistd.h>

       uid_t geteuid(void);

DESCRIPTION
       The geteuid() function shall return the effective user ID of the	 call‐
       ing process.

RETURN VALUE
       The  geteuid()  function shall always be successful and no return value
       is reserved to indicate an error.

ERRORS
       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES
       None.

APPLICATION USAGE
       None.

RATIONALE
       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.

SEE ALSO
       getegid(),  getgid(),   getuid(),   setegid(),	seteuid(),   setgid(),
       setregid(),  setreuid(),	 setuid(),  the	 Base  Definitions  volume  of
       IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <sys/types.h>, <unistd.h>

COPYRIGHT
       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in  electronic  form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX),	The  Open  Group  Base
       Specifications  Issue  6,  Copyright  (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
       Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open  Group.  In  the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard
       is  the	referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

IEEE/The Open Group		     2003			   GETEUID(3P)
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