NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       getresuid, getresgid - get real, effective and saved user or group ID

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       #include <unistd.h>

       int getresuid(uid_t *ruid, uid_t *euid, uid_t *suid);
       int getresgid(gid_t *rgid, gid_t *egid, gid_t *sgid);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       getresuid and getresgid (both introduced in Linux 2.1.44) get the real,
       effective and saved  user  ID's	(resp.	group  ID's)  of  the  current
       process.

RETURN VALUE    [Toc]    [Back]

       On  success,  zero is returned.	On error, -1 is returned, and errno is
       set appropriately.

ERRORS    [Toc]    [Back]

       EFAULT One of the arguments specified an address  outside  the  calling
	      program's address space.

CONFORMING TO    [Toc]    [Back]

       This call is Linux-specific.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       getuid(2), setuid(2), getreuid(2), setreuid(2), setresuid(2)



Linux 2.1.44			  1997-07-16			  GETRESUID(2)