is there a way to list all files owned by a user?

KingPanda · 10-29-2008, 06:45 PM

I was wondering how I might be able to search for all files owned by one user, or multiple users. I want to be able to list the location of all files owned by a user. i would also like to search based on file size or name.

what command is good for this and what arguments?

thanks for any input!

jailbait · 10-29-2008, 07:14 PM

Use the find command with the -uname option to find files by owner.

Use the find command with the -size option to find files by size.

Use the find command with the -iname option to find files by name.

Use the find command with the -group option to find files by groups of users.

See:

man find

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Steve Stites

KingPanda · 10-29-2008, 08:07 PM

thanks jb. i have been looking through the find man page but man pages are always hard for me to understand. i guess tutorials are better for me. Thanks for your help though, just what i needed!

syg00 · 10-29-2008, 08:16 PM

P'raps have a look at this.
And no, I don't know why the hell it's hidden under security ...