Thanks, Terry. That's worth filing for reference :-) Anne
On Sunday 17 Nov 2002 6:34 pm, Terry Smith wrote: > Anne, > > Here's a snippet from my RH 8.0 /etc/passwd file: > > ....... > pvm:x:24:24::/usr/share/pvm3:/bin/bash > radvd:x:75:75:radvd user:/:/bin/false > terry:x:501:501:Terry Smith:/home/terry:/bin/bash > ..... > The last line is associated with user 'terry' and includes > > the user name:whether the user employs the x server:the user id > (UID):the group id:the user's full name:the user's home directory:the > user's preferred shell. > > If I had problems across two distributions, for example, I would check > the other distro's /etc/passwd file. Suppose it has a user 'terry' with > UID = 500. I would open that /etc/passwd file in an editor and change > the 500 to 501. > > The new distribution should now have the correct permissions (that is, > the same as the old distro in this case) set for user 'terry'. > > Terry Smith > Cape Cod USA > > On Sun, 2002-11-17 at 12:33, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Sunday 17 Nov 2002 5:11 pm, Terry Smith wrote: > > > Right, Derrick. Good advice. > > > > > > But, if you do mix up users, or if the distro starts the UID numbering > > > sequence differently (as in RH vs Mandrake, 500 vs 501), you can > > > 'handedit' the /etc/passwd file. > > > > How? > > > > Anne > > > > ---- > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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