What does this output from the command "id" mean?

startoftext · 08-18-2011, 06:18 PM

So I needed to know the uid of the user I was currently logged in with (long story) so I ran the command /usr/bin/id. It gave me the information I needed but also some other info that I am not sure what it means. See the output below:

Code:

uid=16777308(<myusername>) gid=16777216(unix_admin) groups=16777216(unix_admin) context=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023

Its specifically the "context=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023" part that I don't know what it means?

Peacedog · 08-18-2011, 08:46 PM

Hi startoftext, I believe those are the Security Contexts, associated with SELinux.

http://selinuxproject.org/page/SELinux_contexts

http://selinuxproject.org/page/Guide/Contexts

Good luck. ;-)

startoftext · 08-19-2011, 04:33 PM

Thanks