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Author	giampaolo.rodola
Recipients	docs@python, giampaolo.rodola
Date	2010-11-22.13:01:10
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Message-id	<1290430871.92.0.135823537975.issue10503@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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http://docs.python.org/library/os.html#os.getuid os.getuid() documentation just states: > Return the current process’s user id. It is not clear, however, whether "user id" refers to real, effective or saved user id. As per: http://linux.about.com/library/cmd/blcmdl2_getuid.htm ...it should refer to _real_ user id.

http://docs.python.org/library/os.html#os.getuid
os.getuid() documentation just states:

> Return the current process’s user id.

It is not clear, however, whether "user id" refers to real, effective or saved user id.

As per:
http://linux.about.com/library/cmd/blcmdl2_getuid.htm
...it should refer to _real_ user id.

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Date	User	Action	Args
2010-11-22 13:01:11	giampaolo.rodola	set	recipients: + giampaolo.rodola, docs@python
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2010-11-22 13:01:10	giampaolo.rodola	create