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User identifier

In Unix-like operating systems, a user identifier (often abbreviated to user ID or UID) is a value used to identify a user. The UID, along with the group identifier (GID) and other access control criteria, is used to determine which system resources a user can access. The password file maps textual user names to UIDs. UIDs are stored in the inodes of the…

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Integer16-bit32-bitLinux Standard BaseDebian Linux
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Unix-likeGroup identifiersPassword fileInodesUnix
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NFSv4KerberosActive Directory
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User identifier

Nodes42
Edges41
Triples11
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.047619
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related to Alternatives · 6
User identifier → Active Directory, However, Kerberos, NFSv4, The, UID

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uid user system uids linux systems used id process file value integer range identifier values also may allocated users access

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the user nameinstance ofas well as more information0.80text
the primaryinstance ofas well as more information0.80text
supplementary group identifiersinstance ofas well as more information0.80text
Linuxinstance ofwhile others0.80text
215instance ofalthough other values0.80text
User identifierrelated to AlternativesNFSv40.60section
User identifierrelated to AlternativesHowever0.60section
User identifierrelated to AlternativesUID0.60section
User identifierrelated to AlternativesThe0.60section
User identifierrelated to AlternativesKerberos0.60section
User identifierrelated to AlternativesActive Directory0.60section

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