Re: UID & GID for os user & group in Unix

  • From: Mark Bole <makbo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 08:37:36 -0800

Ahmadsyah Alghozi Nugroho wrote:


> 
> Are there any convention which number UID and GID that I have to use for
> 'oracle' os user and 'dba' os group in Sun Solaris?
> 
> =20
> 
> Holly
> 
>   <http://hollyghozi.multiply.com>=20
> 
> =20
> 
> Ahmadsyah Alghozi Nugroho=20

No.  Sometimes higher numbers are reserved for human users, while lower 
numbers are reserved for owners of software installations, it varies 
from one Unix to another, but it's not mandatory.  If you want to freak 
out your Unix admin, ask to have the 'oracle' UID set to zero! :-)

More importantly, it is convenient for commands like "tar" if the UID 
and GID are consistent across all servers in your organization, whatever 
they are.

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Mark Bole
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