Can we create multiple users with same UID?


 
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Old 05-16-2012
no we cant create so many user with same uid......

one user have only one uid..
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Old 05-16-2012
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Originally Posted by little2712
no we cant create so many user with same uid......
This is incorrect. Nothing prevent a single uid to match zero, one, two or any number of usernames. The useradd command even has the specific switch -o to allow it.
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one user have only one uid..
This in incorrect too. A single user(name) can have multiple password entries, although that would be a very poor and confusing practice.
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