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<title>geteuid()--Get Effective User ID</title>
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<h2>geteuid()--Get Effective User ID</h2>
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Syntax<br>
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<pre>
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#include <unistd.h>
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uid_t geteuid(void);
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Service Program Name: QSYPAPI<br>
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Threadsafe: Yes<br>
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<p>The <strong>geteuid()</strong> function returns the effective user ID (UID)
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of the calling thread. The effective UID is the user ID under which the thread
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is currently running. The effective UID of a thread may change while the thread
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is running.</p>
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<h3>Parameters</h3>
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<p>None.</p>
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<h3>Authorities</h3>
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<p>No authorization is required.</p>
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<h3>Return Value</h3>
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<dl compact>
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<dt><em>0 or > 0</em></dt>
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<dd><strong>geteuid()</strong> was successful. The value returned represents
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the effective UID.</dd>
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<dt><em>-1</em></dt>
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<dd><strong>geteuid()</strong> was not successful. The <em>errno</em> global
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variable is set to indicate the error.</dd>
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</dl>
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<h3>Error Conditions</h3>
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<p>If <strong>geteuid()</strong> is not successful, <em>errno</em> usually
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indicates one of the following errors. Under some conditions, <em>errno</em>
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could indicate an error other than those listed here.</p>
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<th align="left" valign="bottom">Error condition</th>
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<th align="left" valign="bottom">Additional information</th>
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<td align="left" valign="top">
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<em>[<a href="unix14.htm#EAGAIN">EAGAIN</a>]</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">
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<p>Internal object compressed. Try again.</p>
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<td align="left" valign="top">
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<em>[<a href="unix14.htm#EDAMAGE">EDAMAGE</a>]</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">
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<p>The user profile associated with the thread UID or an internal system
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object is damaged.</p>
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<em>[<a href="unix14.htm#ENOMEM">ENOMEM</a>]</em></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top">
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<p>The user profile associated with the thread UID has exceeded its storage
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limit.</p>
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</td>
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</table>
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<h3>Related Information</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>The <<strong>unistd.h</strong>> file (see <a href="unix13.htm">Header
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Files for UNIX-Type Functions</a>)</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>Example</h3>
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<p>See <a href="../apiref/aboutapis.htm#codedisclaimer">Code disclaimer information</a>
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for information pertaining to code examples.</p>
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<p>The following example gets the effective UID.</p>
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<pre>
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#include <unistd.h>
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main()
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{
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uid_t ef_uid;
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if (-1 == (ef_uid = geteuid(void)))
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perror("geteuid() error.");
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else
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printf("The effective UID is: %u\n", ef_uid);
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}
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</pre>
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<p><strong>Output:</strong></p>
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<pre>
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The effective UID is: 1957
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</pre>
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API introduced: V3R1
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