Why does ps list user ID numbers (uids) instead of the full username of a user in RHEL ?

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Issue

  • Why does ps list user ID numbers (UIDs) instead of the full username of a user ?

  • Why does ps show UIDs (numbers) for some users and login names for others?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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