[ale] Changing UID for a user

[Geoffrey]

You are correct, the ownership would be screwed up, but a little work 
prior would resolve the issue.  Create a list of the files the user 
currently owns:

find / -user username -print > user-file.lst

change the user's id, then use the above list to change the ownership of 
their files back to the new id:

chown newuser $(< user-file.lst

John Wells wrote:
> Is there a way to change an user's UID after the account has been active
> for sometime without creating major havoc?  My fear is that if I change
> the UID for the user, all permissions on that user's files will be hosed. 
> Am I correct in this assumption?
> 
> Thanks!
> John
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