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Old 05-06-2007
NIS User UID Change
Hi All,

I need to change the UID numbers of many NIS users, is there any command to modify the UID in NIS maps ? ( like usermod) so that their file permissions will be same even with their new UID.

If not, how to check all the files owned by particular user in a computer and change the ownership to another user?

Thanks in advance.
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Old 05-06-2007
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Originally Posted by RAA
Hi All,

I need to change the UID numbers of many NIS users, is there any command to modify the UID in NIS maps ? ( like usermod) so that their file permissions will be same even with their new UID.
No, you are dealing with identity and ownership these are not the same in Unix.

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If not, how to check all the files owned by particular user in a computer and change the ownership to another user?
Thanks in advance.
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