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class method

Process.euid

() -> ::Integer

Process.euid → integer

Process::UID.eid → integer

Process::Sys.geteuid → integer

static VALUE
proc_geteuid(VALUE obj)
{
    rb_uid_t euid = geteuid();
    return UIDT2NUM(euid);
}

Returns the effective user ID for the current process.

Example

Process.euid # => 501

See also .euid= .egid= .egid .exec also in 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0