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Old 12-08-2016, 07:16 AM   #1
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GID and UID needs change


Is/can the UID and GID be the same number, or does the user UID and his username group get created in sequence, ie. user UID 1000 Users name Group GID 1002, or the next available number.

I got a change some things around.

Ya think I'd a paid more attention in class. lol
("class" being a factitious entity)

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Old 12-08-2016, 09:01 AM   #2
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They can be the same valued number. You should provide better information here about what exactly the problem is.

You can change the GID and UID to any number values, including numbers which are meaningless to your system.

So you're either asking just about changing GID and UID or the rules, or you have a particular problem which you wish to fix.
 
Old 12-08-2016, 09:10 AM   #3
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They can be the same valued number. You should provide better information here about what exactly the problem is.

You can change the GID and UID to any number values, including numbers which are meaningless to your system.

So you're either asking just about changing GID and UID or the rules, or you have a particular problem which you wish to fix.
the exact problem is I need to change my UID and GID, therefore all I need to know is what I asked.
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Is/can the UID and GID be the same number,
thank you, it is now fixed.

added how to
Code:
usermod -u <NEWUID> <LOGIN>    
groupmod -g <NEWGID> <GROUP>
find / -user <OLDUID> -exec chown -h <NEWUID> {} \;
find / -group <OLDGID> -exec chgrp -h <NEWGID> {} \;
usermod -g <NEWGID> <LOGIN>
or
usermod userName:GroupName /path/ -R

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