1GETRESUID(2)               Linux Programmer's Manual              GETRESUID(2)
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NAME

6       getresuid, getresgid - get real, effective and saved user/group IDs
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SYNOPSIS

9       #define _GNU_SOURCE
10       #include <unistd.h>
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12       int getresuid(uid_t *ruid, uid_t *euid, uid_t *suid);
13       int getresgid(gid_t *rgid, gid_t *egid, gid_t *sgid);
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DESCRIPTION

16       getresuid() returns the real UID, the effective UID, and the saved set-
17       user-ID of the calling process, in the arguments ruid, euid, and  suid,
18       respectively.    getresgid()   performs  the  analogous  task  for  the
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RETURN VALUE

22       On success, zero is returned.  On error, -1 is returned, and  errno  is
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ERRORS

26       EFAULT One  of  the  arguments specified an address outside the calling
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VERSIONS

30       These system calls appeared on Linux starting with kernel 2.1.44.
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32       The prototypes  are  given  by  glibc  since  version  2.3.2,  provided
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CONFORMING TO

36       These  calls are nonstandard; they also appear on HP-UX and some of the
37       BSDs.
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SEE ALSO

40       getuid(2), setresuid(2), setreuid(2), setuid(2),  credentials(7),  fea‐
41       ture_test_macros(7)
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COLOPHON

44       This  page  is  part of release 3.25 of the Linux man-pages project.  A
45       description of the project, and information about reporting  bugs,  can
46       be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.
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50Linux                             2007-12-28                      GETRESUID(2)