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From: Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: privileged user in RedHat
Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2024 13:35:11 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-09-01, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Aug 2024 10:59:59 -0000 (UTC), Borax Man wrote:
>
>> I have my UID set at 500, because I've wanted to maintain the
>> same UID since I first started using Linux.
>> 
>> I'll change it one day, but all my backups will have to change too.
>
> Surely you only need to fix it if/when you actually do a restore from 
> backups:
>
>     find . -uid 500 -print0 | xargs -0 chown 1000

Yes, correct.  It is just the thought that my backups aren't perfect
that bothers me.  I'm rather particular about that.

I'll get it done one day, but everything is working as it should now.