The getegid callable service gets the effective group ID (GID) of the calling process.
Operation | Environment |
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Authorization: | Supervisor state or problem state, any PSW key |
Dispatchable unit mode: | Task |
Cross memory mode: | PASN = HASN |
AMODE (BPX1GEG): | 31-bit |
AMODE (BPX4GEG): | 64-bit |
ASC mode: | Primary mode |
Interrupt status: | Enabled for interrupts |
Locks: | Unlocked |
Control parameters: | All parameters must be addressable by the caller and in the primary address space. |
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AMODE 64 callers use BPX4GEG with the same parameter.
The name of a fullword to which the getegid service returns the effective group ID of the calling process.
If this service fails, the process ends abnormally.
There are no restrictions on the use of the getegid service.
For an example using this callable service, see BPX1GEG (getegid) example.