On Mon, Jul 29, 2002 at 10:55:53PM -0700, gaurav bhandari wrote: > > > Dear linux users . I am having one problem . I m > > not able to determine > > > what is this ID about? > > > drwxrwxr-x 5 543 pip 4096 Jul 3 > > 15:04 cr > > > > $ id 543 > > my guess is the owner of this file was deleted so it > is showing ID rather than the username....and the > confusion ---end quoted text---
Maybe, if the distro starts creating users at 5000 and beyond. The space here "5 543" is confusing. You cannot have an UID like this unless username has been typed in this fashion. It looks like a user creation error rather than a default UID left after user deletion. Bish -- : ####[ Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]########################### Sub : Optimising updatedb database LOST #136 Updatedb creates a database of all installed files and saves usually to /usr/local/var/locatedb. Certain entries waste time and space. Rename and make a symlink, or make a script with: #updatedb --prunepaths="/var /tmp /mnt /cdrom /floppy /proc" ####<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>#################################### : ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: Dice - The leading online job board for high-tech professionals. Search and apply for tech jobs today! http://seeker.dice.com/seeker.epl?rel_code=31 _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
