Month: November 2015

Linux: Running Processes Display UID instead of Username

November 16, 2015

Running the command ps to display a list of currently running processes may display a UID instead of the username. There is a reasonable explanation for that. An example command may look like this May return something like 501 28373 15080 0 … You may have expected a return like thisismyuser 28373 15080 0 … This behavior occurs because: Why…

Group Permissions Look Good But Permission Denied

November 3, 2015

A situation existed where a user needed access to a CentOS 6 server to provide support for a specific application. This application is associated with a unique username to that application. For the sake of argument, an application xyz has a user xyz which automatically puts that user in a group of the same name, xyz. The additional user whom…