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geteuid - get effective user ID of process

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Syntax

#include <unistd.h>

Optional
#include <sys/types.h> (End)

uid_t geteuid(void);

Description

geteuid() returns the effective user ID of the calling process.

Return val.

Effective user ID of the calling process

The function is always successful.

See also

getuid(), setuid(), sys/types.h, unistd.h, manual "POSIX Basics" [1 (Related publications)].