young@esvax.hamavnet.com (06/06/91)
Hello, I am running a Unix System V machine based on the Motorola 88K. When I create a new user with login in id of ted, I can (as super user) look at his directory ls -ali and can see that ted owns the files. However, when ted logs in and looks at his files (.profile) the owner is the user id i.e. 100 and NOT ted. Does anyone have any comments about this. I do not believe that any one has gotten into the system to corrupt or mess with me. Thanks -- Brian A. Young | young@hamavnet.com | Who gives a rip! Technical Marketing Services | hplabs!mcdapps!mcdhwd!briany | Avnet Computer | fax: 213 280 3944 |
barmar@think.com (Barry Margolin) (06/07/91)
In article <1991Jun5.154641.31@esvax.hamavnet.com> young@esvax.hamavnet.com writes: >I am running a Unix System V machine based on the Motorola 88K. When I create >a new user with login in id of ted, I can (as super user) look at his directory >ls -ali and can see that ted owns the files. However, when ted logs in and >looks at his files (.profile) the owner is the user id i.e. 100 and NOT ted. I'm assuming ted's uid is 100. Check the permissions on /etc/passwd -- make sure everyone has read access to it. This file is used to translate the numeric uid into a user name. -- Barry Margolin, Thinking Machines Corp. barmar@think.com {uunet,harvard}!think!barmar
les@chinet.chi.il.us (Leslie Mikesell) (06/07/91)
In article <1991Jun5.154641.31@esvax.hamavnet.com> young@esvax.hamavnet.com writes: > >I am running a Unix System V machine based on the Motorola 88K. When I create >a new user with login in id of ted, I can (as super user) look at his directory >ls -ali and can see that ted owns the files. However, when ted logs in and >looks at his files (.profile) the owner is the user id i.e. 100 and NOT ted. Sounds like you have read permission on /etc/passwd and he doesn't. That's where ls has to look to find the owner's name from the uid associated with the file. Les Mikesell les@chinet.chi.il.us
pd@pd@x.co.uk (Paul Davey) (06/07/91)
>>>>> On 5 Jun 91 23:46:41 GMT, young@esvax.hamavnet.com said:
Brian> Hello,
Brian> I am running a Unix System V machine based on the Motorola 88K. When I create
Brian> a new user with login in id of ted, I can (as super user) look at his directory
Brian> ls -ali and can see that ted owns the files. However, when ted logs in and
Brian> looks at his files (.profile) the owner is the user id i.e. 100 and NOT ted.
Brian> Does anyone have any comments about this. I do not believe that any one has
Brian> gotten into the system to corrupt or mess with me.
The implictation is that ted can't read /etc/passwd, and can't look up
any user ids/names.
try this
chmod 644 /etc/passwd
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USA: 1 800 XDESK 57rodney@tyrell.stgt.sub.org (Rodney Volz) (06/08/91)
In article <1991Jun5.154641.31@esvax.hamavnet.com> young@esvax.hamavnet.com writes: >I am running a Unix System V machine based on the Motorola 88K. When I create >a new user with login in id of ted, I can (as super user) look at his directory >ls -ali and can see that ted owns the files. However, when ted logs in and >looks at his files (.profile) the owner is the user id i.e. 100 and NOT ted. $ chmod 644 /etc/passwd; chown root.sys /etc/passwd -Rodney -- Rodney Volz - 7000 Stuttgart 1 - FRG ============> ...uunet!mcsun!unido!gtc!aragon!tyrell!rodney <============= rodney@tyrell.gtc.de * rodney@delos.stgt.sub.org * rodney@mcshh.hanse.de \_____________ May your children and mine live in peace. ______________/