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Unix-like operating systems identify a user by a value called a user identifier, often abbreviated to user ID or UID. The UID, along with the group identifier (GID) and other access control criteria, is used to determine which system resources a user can access. The password file maps textual user names to UIDs.
The POSIX specifications for Unix-like operating systems originally consisted of a single document for the core programming interface, but eventually grew to 19 separate documents (POSIX.1, POSIX.2, etc.). [8] The standardized user command line and scripting interface were based on the UNIX System V shell. [9]
Utilities listed in POSIX.1-2017. This is a list of POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface) commands as specified by IEEE Std 1003.1-2024, which is part of the Single UNIX Specification (SUS). These commands can be found on Unix operating systems and most Unix-like operating systems.
In some cases, menu options or functions may be made visible or hidden depending on a user's permission level; this kind of user interface is referred to as permission-driven. Two types of permissions are widely available: POSIX file system permissions and access-control lists (ACLs) which are capable of more specific control.
On POSIX systems, local-domain numbers 0 and 1 are for user ids and group ids respectively, and other local-domain numbers are site-defined. [8] On non-POSIX systems, all local domain numbers are site-defined. The ability to include a 40-bit domain/identifier in the UUID comes with a tradeoff.
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In Unix-like systems, multiple users can be put into groups. POSIX and conventional Unix file system permissions are organized into three classes, user, group, and others.The use of groups allows additional abilities to be delegated in an organized fashion, such as access to disks, printers, and other peripherals.
Device ID (this identifies the device containing the file; that is, the scope of uniqueness of the serial number). File serial numbers. The file mode which determines the file type and how the file's owner, its group, and others can access the file. A link count telling how many hard links point to the inode. The User ID of the file's owner.