Checking user permissions in C++ - c++

Question

I have some code to create a directory using the sys/stat.h header. However, when trying to create a directory that the user does not have the correct permissions for (such as a non-root user creating a folder in /), no error is thrown, and no output is given, even though the folder is not created. Is there a way to check if a user has the correct permissions before creating a directory? My code is below.
//Defines the mkdir command
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <sys/stat.h>
//C headers
#include <cerrno>
#include <cstring>
#include <cstdio>
//Custom headers
#include "string_algorithms.hpp"
#include "chdir.hpp"
//Defines current working directory
#define GetCurrentDir getcwd
using namespace std;
void mkdirFunc(string path)
{
try
{
//Find how many directories need to be created
vector<string> numberOfDirectories = strSplitter(path, "\\");
int count=0;
char cCurrentPath[FILENAME_MAX];
if (!GetCurrentDir(cCurrentPath, sizeof(cCurrentPath)))
{
printf("ERROR: %s\n", strerror(errno));
}
for(int i=0; i<numberOfDirectories.size(); i++)
{
mkdir(string(numberOfDirectories[i]).c_str(), S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IROTH | S_IXOTH);
chdirFunc(string(numberOfDirectories[i]));
}
chdirFunc(cCurrentPath);
}
catch(int e)
{
printf("ERROR: %s\n", strerror(errno));
}
}