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[Acronym] for User ID. |
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The numerical id that corresponds to a user. For example 0 is usually [root]. ''bob''s UID might be 500. UID to name mappings are stored in /etc/passwd (see passwd(5)) |
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; Set UID ([SUID]) : A program is said to be "[SUID]" when the file has the "+s" user permission bit set, so the program will run as the permissions of the user that owned the file, not the user that ran the file. |
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; Actual UID : The uid listed in your auth mechanism against the username you logged in as. Alternatively, the uid a process was launched by, as opposed to the uid it runs as (the EUID) |
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; Effective UID (EUID) : The user that a programs permission checks are done against. This is often root if you run a [SUID] program. The Actual UID is your normal UID, but the effective UID is that of root. |
