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GETGID(2)

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NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     getgid, getegid - get group process identification

LIBRARY    [Toc]    [Back]

     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <unistd.h>

     gid_t
     getgid(void);

     gid_t
     getegid(void);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The getgid() function returns the real group ID of the calling process,
     getegid() returns the effective group ID of the calling process.

     The real group ID is specified at login time.

     The real group ID is the group of the user who invoked the program.  As
     the effective group ID gives the process additional permissions during
     the execution of ``set-group-ID'' mode processes, getgid() is used to
     determine the real-group-id of the calling process.

ERRORS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The getgid() and getegid() functions are always successful, and no return
     value is reserved to indicate an error.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

      
      
     getuid(2), setgid(2), setregid(2)

STANDARDS    [Toc]    [Back]

     getgid() and getegid() conform to ISO/IEC 9945-1:1990 (``POSIX.1'').

BSD                              June 4, 1993                              BSD
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