5 Ways to find a Linux User ID (UID) in Ubuntu 20.04 | Linux Today

5 Ways to find a Linux User ID (UID) in Ubuntu 20.04

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Karim Buzdar
Jun 28, 2021

The User ID or UID in Linux is a unique entity through which a user is identified on a system. Every user on a Linux system has a dedicated UID. This guide shows you 5 different ways to find the UID of a user on Linux.

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Karim Buzdar

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