GETGID

Portability Function: Returns the group ID of the user of a process.

Module: USE IFPORT

Syntax

result = GETGID( )

Results

The result type is INTEGER(4). The result corresponds to the primary group of the user under whose identity the program is running. The result is returned as follows:

• On Windows* systems, this function returns the last subauthority of the security identifier for the process. This is unique on a local machine and unique within a domain for domain accounts.
  
  Note that on Windows systems, domain accounts and local accounts can overlap.
  
  
• On Linux* and Mac OS* systems, this function returns the group identity for the current process.

Compatibility

CONSOLE STANDARD GRAPHICS QUICKWIN GRAPHICS WINDOWS DLL LIB

Example

  USE IFPORT
  ISTAT = GETGID( )