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std::geteuid

returns the effective user id

Parameters

None

Result

id: an integer describing the effective user ID

Description

This function needs I/O-access rights.

Topic

POSIX

See also

std::getegid returns the effective group ID
std::getuid returns the real user ID
std::getgid returns the real group ID
(defined in runtime_templates/posix.template)