Date: Sat, 01 Aug 1998 19:17:59 +0300 From: Evren Yurtesen <yurtesen@turkey.ispro.net.tr> To: Sean Harding <sharding@oregon.uoregon.edu>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: UID? Message-ID: <35C33FB7.44078C50@turkey.ispro.net.tr> References: <Pine.SGI.4.00.9807311820060.22315-100000@gutenberg.uoregon.edu> <35C33844.DBAB580D@turkey.ispro.net.tr>
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> hello, > I do not want to look at passwd file because it is hard to find it > there, I add users then delete some add more and user id's and the > UIDs does not go with an ordered manner. and when I try to search for a userid I find telephone numbers matching withmy search or other UIDs which include the UID that I am searching for! > > Sean Harding wrote: > >> On Sat, 1 Aug 1998, Evren Yurtesen wrote: >> >> > maybe this is stupid question but how may I know >> > which UID belonging to which user without looking in to >> > the password file? >> >> Why is it important to do it without looking in the passwd file? >> That's >> definitely the best way if you need to do it for everyone.'id' will >> tell >> you on a user by user basis (e.g. 'id 0'). >> >> Sean >> >> -- >> Sean Harding sharding@oregon.uoregon.edu|"It's not a habit, it's >> cool. >> http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~sharding/ | I feel alive." >> NeXTMail OK! | --k's Choice > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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