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How to find your uid(userid) and gid(groupid) in Linux via the command line
- Open a new Terminal Window (Command Line) if in GUI mode
- Find your username by typing the command: whoami
- Type in the command id username to find your gid and uid
EXAMPLE of results: uid=1000(username) gid=1000(username) groups=1000(username) ,4(adm),20(dialout),24(cdrom), 46(plugdev),106(lpadmin),121(admin),122(sambashare)
