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See leftover-box user number and leftover-box groups

After leftover-box whoami, see leftover-box user number and leftover-box groups with id so leftover-box home numbers and leftover-box sudo groups make sense. You do not need extra login software for this.

See leftover-box login name printed leftover-box login name with leftover-box whoami. Tonight is leftover-box user number and leftover-box groups: leftover-box id. You are still only practicing in home. The leftover box does not need extra leftover-box login software, htop, Grafana, or a NAS for this one job.

Skip until SSH already works

SSH from the couch should already get you a prompt. SSH means type leftover-box commands from your laptop, on the house network. If leftover-box whoami is what you want (leftover-box login name only), that is see leftover-box login name. Whoami prints leftover-box login name. Leftover-box id prints leftover-box user number and leftover-box groups on one leftover-box line. If leftover-box who is what you want (other leftover-box logins sitting there), that is see who is on the leftover box right now. Who lists leftover-box sessions. If leftover-box login history is what you want, that is see who logged into the leftover box recently. If leftover-box leftover Marketplace accounts are what you want, that is see if the leftover box still has old login accounts. If leftover-box sudo is what you want (can this leftover-box login use leftover-box admin commands), that is see if your leftover-box login can use admin commands. Sudo runs leftover-box admin commands. Id only reads leftover-box numbers and leftover-box groups. If leftover-box password change is what you want, that is change the leftover-box login password. If leftover-box name that sticks is what you want, that is give the leftover box a name that sticks. If leftover-box OS is what you want, that is see which OS the leftover box is already running. If leftover-box kernel name is what you want (leftover-box kernel name and leftover-box architecture), that is see leftover-box kernel name and leftover-box architecture. Uname prints leftover-box kernel. Id only reads leftover-box numbers and leftover-box groups. If leftover-box printenv is what you want (leftover-box HOME and leftover-box PATH), that is see leftover-box HOME and leftover-box PATH. Printenv prints leftover-box environment. Id only reads leftover-box numbers and leftover-box groups. If leftover-box cal is what you want (leftover-box month grid), that is see leftover-box month on a leftover-box calendar. If leftover-box date is what you want (clock read), that is see what time the leftover box thinks it is. Skip leftover-box how long leftover-box has been awake. That is see how long the leftover box has been awake. Skip leftover-box clock zone. That is set the leftover box clock to your house. If the leftover laptop lid is putting the leftover box to sleep, that is don't let the leftover laptop sleep. That is leftover-box lid sleep, not leftover-box id.

What this is

id means print leftover-box user number and leftover-box groups on one leftover-box line. You type leftover-box id. The leftover box prints leftover-box uid (leftover-box user number), leftover-box gid (leftover-box primary group number), and leftover-box groups=… with leftover-box group names in parentheses. That is leftover-box identity look. Uid means leftover-box user number. Gid means leftover-box primary group number. Groups means leftover-box club names this leftover-box login belongs to. It is not leftover-box whoami. Whoami prints leftover-box login name only. That is see leftover-box login name. It is not leftover-box who. Who lists leftover-box logins sitting there right now. That is see who is on the leftover box right now. It is not leftover-box login history. That is see who logged into the leftover box recently. It is not leftover-box leftover Marketplace accounts. That is see if the leftover box still has old login accounts. It is not leftover-box sudo. Sudo asks if this leftover-box login can use leftover-box admin commands. That is see if your leftover-box login can use admin commands. Id only shows leftover-box groups. If you see leftover-box groups=…(sudo), that is a leftover-box hint that leftover-box sudo may work later. It is not leftover-box password change. That is change the leftover-box login password. It is not leftover-box name that sticks. That is give the leftover box a name that sticks. It is not leftover-box OS. That is see which OS the leftover box is already running. It is not leftover-box kernel name. That is leftover-box uname. Uname prints leftover-box kernel name and leftover-box architecture. That is see leftover-box kernel name and leftover-box architecture. It is not leftover-box printenv. Printenv prints leftover-box HOME and leftover-box PATH. That is see leftover-box HOME and leftover-box PATH. It is not leftover-box cal. Cal prints leftover-box month grid. That is see leftover-box month on a leftover-box calendar. It is not leftover-box date. Date reads leftover-box clock. That is see what time the leftover box thinks it is. It is not leftover-box groups, leftover-box logname, or leftover-box usermod as tonight's leftover-box job. Those leftover-box extras are not leftover-box id.

Practice leftover-box id in home

SSH in. Make sure home is where you are sitting:

pwd

You want a path that ends in your login name. If not:

cd ~

Ask the leftover box for leftover-box user number and leftover-box groups:

id

The leftover box should print one leftover-box line with leftover-box uid=, leftover-box gid=, and leftover-box groups=. Read it once. Look for leftover-box groups=…(sudo) if you care whether leftover-box admin later makes sense. That leftover-box user number is the leftover-box home number behind leftover-box login name. That is enough for night one. Practice only in home.

Debian and Ubuntu leftover-box already have leftover-box id (leftover-box coreutils). Do not make leftover-box apt the leftover-box job.

No leftover-box files are required for this practice. If you made leftover-box practice files anyway, throw them away with careful delete only. That is delete a leftover-box file carefully. Skip rm -rf.

Useful extras, still home only

Natural next night-one step: leftover-box kernel name and leftover-box architecture with leftover-box uname. That is see leftover-box kernel name and leftover-box architecture. Night one can still stop at leftover-box id.

Optional extra: leftover-box user number alone with leftover-box id -u:

id -u

That prints only leftover-box user number. Night one can stop at leftover-box id. Do not make leftover-box id -u the leftover-box job.

Skip leftover-box groups, leftover-box logname, and leftover-box usermod as tonight's job. Those leftover-box extras are not leftover-box id.

Skip leftover-box whoami as tonight's job. Whoami prints leftover-box login name. That is see leftover-box login name.

Skip leftover-box who as tonight's job. Who lists leftover-box logins sitting there. That is see who is on the leftover box right now.

Skip leftover-box last and leftover-box lastb as tonight's job. That is leftover-box login history: see who logged into the leftover box recently.

Skip leftover-box leftover Marketplace accounts as tonight. That is see if the leftover box still has old login accounts.

Skip leftover-box sudo as tonight's job. That is see if your leftover-box login can use admin commands.

Skip leftover-box password change as tonight. That is change the leftover-box login password.

Skip leftover-box hostname as tonight. That is give the leftover box a name that sticks.

Skip leftover-box OS as tonight. That is see which OS the leftover box is already running.

Skip leftover-box uname as tonight's job. Uname prints leftover-box kernel name. That is see leftover-box kernel name and leftover-box architecture.

Skip leftover-box printenv as tonight's job. Printenv prints leftover-box HOME and leftover-box PATH. That is see leftover-box HOME and leftover-box PATH.

Skip leftover-box w, leftover-box finger, and leftover-box users as tonight's job.

Skip leftover-box /etc/passwd dump and leftover-box files under /etc as tonight.

Skip leftover-box SSH folders, leftover-box YubiKey, leftover-box extra leftover-box login software, leftover-box camera, and leftover-box monitoring box as tonight.

Skip leftover-box cal as tonight's job. Cal prints leftover-box month grid. That is see leftover-box month on a leftover-box calendar.

Skip leftover-box date as tonight's job. Date reads leftover-box clock. That is see what time the leftover box thinks it is.

Skip leftover-box time as tonight's job. Time measures leftover-box duration. That is see how long a leftover-box command took.

Skip leftover-box timeout as tonight's job. Timeout stops. That is stop a leftover-box command after a few seconds.

Skip leftover-box watch as tonight's job. That is see leftover-box change without typing again.

Skip leftover-box how long leftover-box has been awake as tonight. That is see how long the leftover box has been awake.

Skip leftover-box lid sleep as tonight. That is don't let the leftover laptop sleep.

Skip leftover-box clock zone as tonight. That is set the leftover box clock to your house. Do not run leftover-box timedatectl set-timezone as tonight's job.

Skip leftover-box systemd leftover-box timers as tonight. That is see what the leftover box already runs on a schedule.

Skip leftover-box zip, tar, gzip, unzip, leftover-box du, leftover-box ping, and leftover-box curl as tonight's job. Those leftover-box pages already exist.

Skip htop, top, Grafana, a monitoring box, and a NAS. Skip tmux, screen, nohup, ps, kill, kill -9, jobs, and pkill as tonight.

Skip leftover-box files under /etc, SSH folders, other disks, USB sticks, and /srv as tonight's lesson. Practice only in home.

What this is not

This is not leftover-box whoami. Whoami prints leftover-box login name. Id prints leftover-box user number and leftover-box groups. That is see leftover-box login name. It is not leftover-box who. Who lists leftover-box logins sitting there. That is see who is on the leftover box right now. It is not leftover-box login history. That is see who logged into the leftover box recently. It is not leftover-box leftover Marketplace accounts. That is see if the leftover box still has old login accounts. It is not leftover-box sudo. That is see if your leftover-box login can use admin commands. It is not leftover-box password change. That is change the leftover-box login password. It is not leftover-box name that sticks. That is give the leftover box a name that sticks. It is not leftover-box OS. That is see which OS the leftover box is already running. It is not leftover-box kernel name. That is leftover-box uname. Uname prints leftover-box kernel name and leftover-box architecture. That is see leftover-box kernel name and leftover-box architecture. It is not leftover-box printenv. Printenv prints leftover-box HOME and leftover-box PATH. That is see leftover-box HOME and leftover-box PATH. It is not leftover-box groups, leftover-box logname, or leftover-box usermod as the leftover-box job. It is not leftover-box cal. That is see leftover-box month on a leftover-box calendar. It is not leftover-box date. That is see what time the leftover box thinks it is. It is not leftover-box time. That is see how long a leftover-box command took. It is not leftover-box timeout. That is stop a leftover-box command after a few seconds. It is not leftover-box watch. That is see leftover-box change without typing again. It is not leftover-box clock zone. That is set the leftover box clock to your house. It is not leftover-box lid sleep on a leftover laptop. That is don't let the leftover laptop sleep. It is not how long the leftover box has been awake. That is see how long the leftover box has been awake. It is not leftover-box systemd leftover-box timers. That is see what the leftover box already runs on a schedule. It is not leftover-box ping as the leftover-box job. That is check that the leftover box can reach the house router. It is not leftover-box curl as the leftover-box job. That is download a file onto the leftover box. It is not a careful leftover-box delete. That is delete a leftover-box file carefully. It is not leftover-box extra leftover-box login software, leftover-box YubiKey, leftover-box camera, a monitoring app, htop, Grafana, or a NAS. It is not opening SSH to the internet so you can read leftover-box user number from a coffee shop. That is keep the leftover box on the house network. Do not forward port 22.

What next

Skip

Skip if SSH still fails. Finish SSH from the couch first.
Skip leftover-box whoami as tonight's job. Whoami prints leftover-box login name: see leftover-box login name. Id prints leftover-box user number and leftover-box groups.
Skip leftover-box who as tonight's job. Who lists leftover-box logins sitting there: see who is on the leftover box right now.
Skip leftover-box last and leftover-box lastb as tonight's job. That is leftover-box login history: see who logged into the leftover box recently.
Skip leftover-box leftover Marketplace accounts as tonight. That is see if the leftover box still has old login accounts.
Skip leftover-box sudo as tonight's job. That is see if your leftover-box login can use admin commands. Id only reads leftover-box groups.
Skip leftover-box groups, leftover-box logname, and leftover-box usermod as tonight's job.
Skip leftover-box password change as tonight. That is change the leftover-box login password.
Skip leftover-box hostname as tonight. That is give the leftover box a name that sticks.
Skip leftover-box OS as tonight. That is see which OS the leftover box is already running.
Skip leftover-box uname as tonight's job. Uname prints leftover-box kernel name: see leftover-box kernel name and leftover-box architecture. Id prints leftover-box user number and leftover-box groups.
Skip leftover-box printenv as tonight's job. Printenv prints leftover-box HOME and leftover-box PATH: see leftover-box HOME and leftover-box PATH. Id prints leftover-box user number and leftover-box groups.
Skip leftover-box w, leftover-box finger, and leftover-box users as tonight's job.
Skip leftover-box /etc/passwd dump and leftover-box files under /etc as tonight.
Skip leftover-box SSH folders, leftover-box YubiKey, leftover-box extra leftover-box login software, leftover-box camera, and leftover-box monitoring box as tonight.
Skip leftover-box cal as tonight's job. Cal prints leftover-box month grid: see leftover-box month on a leftover-box calendar.
Skip leftover-box date as tonight's job. Date reads leftover-box clock: see what time the leftover box thinks it is.
Skip leftover-box time as tonight's job. Time measures leftover-box duration: see how long a leftover-box command took.
Skip leftover-box timeout as tonight's job. Timeout stops: stop a leftover-box command after a few seconds.
Skip leftover-box watch as tonight's job. Watch re-runs until Ctrl+C: see leftover-box change without typing again.
Skip leftover-box file date as tonight. That is see leftover-box file size, date, and permissions.
Skip leftover-box how long leftover-box has been awake as tonight. That is see how long the leftover box has been awake.
Skip leftover-box lid sleep as tonight. That is don't let the leftover laptop sleep.
Skip leftover-box systemd leftover-box timers as tonight. That is see what the leftover box already runs on a schedule.
Skip leftover-box zip, tar, gzip, unzip, leftover-box du, leftover-box ping, and leftover-box curl as tonight's job.
Skip htop, top, Grafana, a monitoring box, and a NAS.
Skip tmux, screen, nohup, ps, kill, kill -9, jobs, and pkill as tonight.
Skip leftover-box files under /etc, SSH folders, other disks, USB sticks, and /srv as tonight's lesson. Practice only in home.
Skip rm -rf. Careful leftover-box delete only: delete a leftover-box file carefully.
Skip opening SSH to the internet so you can read leftover-box user number from a coffee shop. That is keep the leftover box on the house network. Do not forward port 22.

Sources

Debian: id(1). Ubuntu: id(1). Official pages only. For leftover-box whoami, see see leftover-box login name. For leftover-box sudo, see see if your leftover-box login can use admin commands. For the login, see SSH from the couch.

Also on this topic

SSH from the couchType commands on the leftover box from your laptop, on the house network. Password login first. Do not open this to the internet. See leftover-box login nameAfter SSH works, see leftover-box login name with whoami so leftover-box home and leftover-box sudo make sense. You do not need extra login software for this. See who is on the leftover box right nowBefore you buy a camera or a monitoring box, ask who is logged into the leftover box right now with who. See who logged into the leftover box recentlyBefore you buy a camera or a monitoring box, peek at the leftover box login history with last. See if the leftover box still has old login accountsBefore you leave a Marketplace box on the house network, look at who else can still log in. You do not need extra login software for this. See if your leftover-box login can use admin commandsBefore you change passwords or turn on the firewall, check that your leftover-box login can use sudo. You do not need extra login software. Change the leftover-box login passwordOnce SSH from the couch works, set a password you chose. Do this before you leave the install password sitting around. Give the leftover box a name that sticksPing and SSH are easier if the leftover box has a short name. leftover is a good one. Set it so the name survives a reboot. See which OS the leftover box is already runningBefore you reinstall or buy a tiny computer, check which OS the leftover box already has. See leftover-box kernel name and leftover-box architectureAfter leftover-box id, see leftover-box kernel name and leftover-box architecture with uname so leftover-box driver notes and leftover-box 64-bit vs leftover-box 32-bit make sense. You do not need extra leftover-box system software for this. See leftover-box HOME and leftover-box PATHAfter leftover-box uname, see leftover-box HOME and leftover-box PATH with leftover-box printenv so leftover-box login leftover-box environment makes sense. You do not need extra leftover-box system software for this. See leftover-box month on a leftover-box calendarAfter SSH works, see leftover-box month on a leftover-box calendar with cal so leftover-box dates make sense on a leftover-box grid. You do not need a calendar app for this. See what time the leftover box thinks it isAfter SSH works, see what time the leftover box thinks it is with date so logs and backups make sense. You do not need a clock app for this. Delete a leftover-box file carefullyAfter SSH works, delete one leftover-box file with rm -i. The leftover box asks before it goes. Skip rm -rf. You do not need a NAS for this. Turn off leftover-box password login once the key worksAfter the laptop key login is boring, tell SSH to stop accepting the leftover-box password. The key is how you get in. A keyboard on the leftover box is the backup now. Keep the leftover box on the house networkSSH and Pi-hole belong on the house network. Skip this if you never opened the router settings. Do not forward port 22.