Why does ps list user ID numbers (uids) instead of the full username of a user in RHEL ?
Issue
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Why does ps list user ID numbers (UIDs) instead of the full username of a user ?
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Why does ps show UIDs (numbers) for some users and login names for others?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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