getsubids(1) — Linux manual page

GETSUBIDS(1)                  User Commands                  GETSUBIDS(1)

NAME         top

       getsubids - get the subordinate id ranges for a user

SYNOPSIS         top

       getsubids [options] USER

DESCRIPTION         top

       The getsubids command lists the subordinate user ID ranges for a
       given user. The subordinate group IDs can be listed using the -g
       option.

OPTIONS         top

       The options which apply to the getsubids command are:

       -g
           List the subordinate group ID ranges.

       -h
           Display help message and exit.

EXAMPLE         top

       For example, to obtain the subordinate UIDs of the testuser:

           $ getsubids testuser
           0: testuser 100000 65536

       This command output provides (in order from left to right) the
       list index, username, UID range start, and number of UIDs in
       range.

SEE ALSO         top

       login.defs(5), newgidmap(1), newuidmap(1), subgid(5), subuid(5),
       useradd(8), userdel(8).  usermod(8),

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shadow-utils 4.18.0             08/11/2025                   GETSUBIDS(1)

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