topic Re: Script to find all numeric uid files in Operating System - Linux

Script to find all numeric uid files

Coolmar — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:19:43 GMT

Hi,

We did a server migration on the weekend and there are some files scattered throughout the system that have a numeric UID rather than the name. Does anyone know of a quick script to find the files and print them to the screen?

Thanks

Re: Script to find all numeric uid files

Jeff_Traigle — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:22:03 GMT

find / -nouser

Re: Script to find all numeric uid files

Coolmar — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:26:52 GMT

Thanks!

Re: Script to find all numeric uid files

James R. Ferguson — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:30:55 GMT

Hi:

I like to do consider both uids and gids that are unmapped:

# find / \( -nogroup -o -nouser \) -exec ls -ld {} \+

This is a brutal search of all filesystems. The "+" terminator bundles multiple arguments to pass them as a larger list to 'ls'.

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: Script to find all numeric uid files

Coolmar — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:42:40 GMT

thanks James....it didn't like the "-o" but without it says "find:missing conjuction"

Re: Script to find all numeric uid files

James R. Ferguson — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:52:41 GMT

Hi (again):

> it didn't like the "-o" but without it says "find:missing conjuction"

That's odd, I can cut-and-(re)paste and don't have any problems.

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: Script to find all numeric uid files

Coolmar — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:55:53 GMT

Yep, I typed it and I guess there was a problem with a space or something. When I cut and pasted it was fine. Thanks James.

Re: Script to find all numeric uid files

James R. Ferguson — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:16:40 GMT

Hi:

Please note that it is possible to reopen a closed thread to assign points if you see fit:

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/helptips.do?#41

Regards!

...JRF...