Real User ID
The real UID (ruid) and real GID (rgid) identify the real owner of the process and affect the permissions for sending signals. A process without superuser privilege can signal another process only if the sender’s real UID matches with the real UID of the receiver. Since child processes inherit the credentials from the parent, they can signal each other.
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