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Old 06-09-2008
Doubt over Uid and User name.
Hi,

I know the uid and I wan to know the user name the uid belongs to. How can I get it.

Suppose My user name is ssnayak and coresponding uid is 1110
Similarly I know one uid 1212 and how can I come to know the user name for this uid.

Thanks & Regards,
Siba
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Old 06-09-2008
Code:
grep 500 /etc/passwd

- replace the 500 number with the corresponding UID you have.
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Old 06-09-2008
$ ypcat passwd | grep 1212
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Old 06-09-2008
Doubt over Uid and User name.
Hi,

Thanks a lot for your help.

Regards,
Siba
 
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