Question

What does print(os.geteuid()) print?

(a) the group id of the current process

(b) the user id of the current process

(c) both the group id and the user of the current process

(d) none of the mentioned

This question was addressed to me in an online quiz.

My enquiry is from Operating System in section Mapping Functions and Modules of Python

Answer 1

The correct option is (b) the user id of the current process

Explanation: os.geteuid() gives the user id while the os.getegid() gives the group id.