Unique numerical identifiers on Unix systems

On Unix based systems, each account has a unique numerical identifier called a UID. This means the account is not only identified on the system by their login ID, but they are also identified by the assigned UID. Similarly, each group has a unique numerical identifier called a GID.

It is important to keep track of the UIDs and GIDs, especially if you are using Bravura Identity to create and manage accounts/groups on more than one Unix system. This ensures that the numerical identifier is only used once and that the account/group is identified by that number on both systems.