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

6       getsid - get session ID
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <sys/types.h>
10       #include <unistd.h>
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12       pid_t getsid(pid_t pid);
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14   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
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16       getsid():
17           _XOPEN_SOURCE >= 500
18               || /* Since glibc 2.12: */ _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200809L
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DESCRIPTION

21       getsid(0)  returns the session ID of the calling process.  getsid() re‐
22       turns the session ID of the process with process ID pid.  If pid is  0,
23       getsid() returns the session ID of the calling process.
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RETURN VALUE

26       On success, a session ID is returned.  On error, (pid_t) -1 will be re‐
27       turned, and errno is set appropriately.
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ERRORS

30       EPERM  A process with process ID pid exists, but it is not in the  same
31              session as the calling process, and the implementation considers
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34       ESRCH  No process with process ID pid was found.
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VERSIONS

37       This system call is available on Linux since version 2.0.
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CONFORMING TO

40       POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, SVr4.
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NOTES

43       Linux does not return EPERM.
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45       See credentials(7) for a description of sessions and session IDs.
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SEE ALSO

48       getpgid(2), setsid(2), credentials(7)
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COLOPHON

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