Package jnr.unixsocket

Class Credentials

java.lang.Object

jnr.unixsocket.Credentials

public final class Credentials
extends Object

This class represents the peer credentials, retrievable from an AF_UNIX socket.

An instance of this class can be retrieved, using either the socket-level methods UnixSocket.getCredentials() and UnixDatagramSocket.getCredentials() or by specifying UnixSocketOptions.SO_PEERCRED as argument to one of the channel-level methods UnixSocketChannel.getOption(java.net.SocketOption<T>) and UnixDatagramChannel.getOption(java.net.SocketOption<T>).

See also: socket (7)

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
private final Ucred	ucred

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Credentials(Ucred ucred)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
(package private) static Credentials	getCredentials(int fd)
int	getGid()	Retrieves the peer's numeric effective group ID.
int	getPid()	Retrieves the peer's process ID.
int	getUid()	Retrieves the peer's numeric effective user ID.
String	toString()	Returns a human readable description of this instance.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

ucred

private final Ucred ucred

Constructor Details

Credentials

Credentials(Ucred ucred)

Method Details

getPid

public int getPid()

Retrieves the peer's process ID.

Returns:

The PID.

getUid

public int getUid()

Retrieves the peer's numeric effective user ID.

Returns:

The EUID.

getGid

public int getGid()

Retrieves the peer's numeric effective group ID.

Returns:

The EGID.

toString

public String toString()

Returns a human readable description of this instance.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

getCredentials

static Credentials getCredentials(int fd)