Ian Carnaghan

How to find the User Id for a specific user in Linux

By Ian Carnaghan
In Linux
April 7, 2018
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How to find the User Id for a specific user in Linux

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  • Open a new Terminal Session if not already in the command line.
  • Enter the following command. Replace UNAME with the name of the user.
    id -u UNAME
  • This will output the User Id for the Username specified.
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I am a software developer and online educator who likes to keep up with all the latest in technology. I also manage cloud infrastructure, continuous monitoring, DevOps processes, security, and continuous integration and deployment.

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