Jeremy wrote:
> Leslie Satenstein wrote:
>
>> I have a backup drive onto which I collect data from Ubuntu, Fedora,
>> Centos, and occasionally other data from a virtual system.
>>
>> Root in Ubuntu is predefined as #1000, in Fedora it is predefined as #500.
>>
>> I can force non-root user numbers and groups to commence at 1500, so
>> that backing up files from UBUNTU for user xyz will be have the same
>> userid as in Fedora , Centos, or SUSE.
>>
>> How can I convert root id to a common number across the
>> distributions. Is this possible?
>>
>> Leslie
>>
>>
> Root is actually id# 0 usually. Your userid starts at 1000 in ubuntu.
>
> I assume you want to be able to write to the drive as a normal user in
> any distro. I would simply make a folder and chmod it 777 I think that
> should do it.
>
> Jeremy
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I followed Jeremy's recommendation. Folder on the USB drive has 777t
properties and backups are ok, so are restores.
I use my userid/groupid, forced to #1000 for Fedora.
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