getegid2
Get group process identification
Part of getgid(2).
Usage
#include <unistd.h>
gid_t
getgid(void);
gid_t
getegid(void);
Library
Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
Overview
The getgid() system call 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-user-id of the calling process.
Errors
The getgid() and getegid() system calls are always successful, and no return value is reserved to indicate an error.
Releases
87 releases since FreeBSD 2.0.5-RELEASE; the text changed 43 times.