lost and found problem

[Perikli Thanasi]

>
> All distributions assign a number to each user - if you look under User
> Management in the System Settings application, the UID column shows this
> number. It can be a problem though, that different distributions have a
> different starting number. Kubuntu starts at 1000, but I think Fedora
> starts
> at 500. Suse might also start at 500. This number, not your name, is what
> identifies your files as belonging to you, so even if you unpack your own
> files into your own new home directory, the system will think that they
> don't
> belong to you unless you correctly set the User ID.


Thanks..now i understand why i have this problem..is there any way to change
something to resolve it? Maybe change my UID number...but how and which one?


Thanks
Perikli
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