User name changed to number

[Bill Campbell]

On Sat, May 11, 2002 at 05:29:54PM -0400, edj wrote:
>
>Somehow or other, all user files/directories changed from user name to 
>number.  edj:users, e.g., now reads 500:users, not only in HOME but also 
>in /tmp.  Some configuration file got foobarred, but I don't know which.  
>Also, is /tmp supposed to be drwxrwxrwt ?  I changed the 500's in home/edj 
>to edj, but they all changed back.  Any advice appreciated.  Thanks a lot.

Generally this means your /etc/passwd file has been clobbered.
Yes, /tmp is supposed to have those permissions.  It lets anybody
create files, but only the owner (and root) can remove them.

Bill
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