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Answer: What does UID and GID signify?

October 10, 2008 00:54:32	#1
UncaAlby	Member Since: October 2008 Total Comments: 13
RE: UID and GID
User ID and Group ID. They are used for a first-cut security in Unix systems, in that files and programs can be restricted to certain groups, or to certain users. Groups are kept in the /etc/group file, users and the group they belong to are kept in the /etc/passwd file.