Questions tagged [userid]

Used by services, systems , programs and etc to uniquely identify the user. The User ID might or might not coincide with the user name.

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Twitter - get user_id or screen_name querying by user e-mail

I'm trying to get the user_id or screen_name querying per e-mails on Twitter. We have a website and also a database of users. I have also all user's e-mail and I'd like to query if they have a Twitter account, and if so, get the screen_name or…
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How to retrieve data from one single userID Firebase Android

In my firebase database, I have list of users that have different information under them. I would like to retrieve information from a single userId, which I will define in the code and I want to only get information from that user. My data looks…
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Getting a user ID and a process group ID from a task_struct and a pid_namespace

I'm trying to modify Linux kernel and I need to get the user ID and the process group ID from a task_struct and a pid_namespace. Although I searched their definitions in the source code, I couldn't find any global variables or functions (maybe I am…
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How to start Java program as root but downgrade to non-root user

I am writing a Java program which will be running on Linux servers. The program needs to start as "root", do a certain operation (reading a file), and then downgrade itself to a non-root user, after the file has been read and closed. I read through…
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where to implement setUserIdentifier function from crashlytics in swift

I am new to swift. I am now trying to implement crashlytics in to my app. I have followed the tutorial to implement it for basic report but I want to implement userID so that I know who has problem using my app. I have checked online and found…
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Sessions and user_id in rails

I'm having a lot of trouble understanding sessions and authentication with Rails. So basically, I tried to set a session based on user_id, following a tutorial from a book. Here is the create method in my sessions_controller.rb file: def create if…
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Google Analytics universal is not tracking page views nor events when user-id is set

Recently we update our system to work with google analytics universal. We migrated the property to use universal analytics, and a few days later, we made the code changes according to the guide:…
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How to get WP7-style ANID on Windows Phone 8?

I have a Windows Phone 7 app which relies on ANID to store user data on remote server. Now I'm preparing Windows Phone 8 version of it. When user will download this update previous WP7 app version will be replaced by this new WP8 version. But there…
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Android AccountManager.getUserData() works without same sharedUserID as opposed to documentations

i have two applications that share the same authenticator code. Both apps are signed with the same signature. UID in the manifest file is not set for any of the apps. I cannot uninstall and reinstall the apps or change their UID in the manifest file…
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PHP: Storing the logged in user

When having user login to the site I need to somehow store the logged in user id so that my site can generate different content for different users. Is it secure to save a user's id in a $_SESSION[] variable? Is it possible for a user to change the…
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Application with sharedUserId kills other apps with the same uid when installed

I have two applications, let's call them APP-A and APP-B, they share the userid "com.example.app.USER", if APP-A is running and I install APP-B, APP-A closes. Does anyone know if this behavior is intended? If it is, could you link to any reference…
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ASP.NET MVC get userId when creating user?

I want to get UserId When registering [AllowAnonymous] [HttpPost] public ActionResult Register(RegisterModel model) { if (ModelState.IsValid) { // Attempt to register the user …
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Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

My codes below don't have any errors during the compile time but when I open the page an error occur at the Guid currentUserId = (Guid)currentUser.ProviderUserKey; stating that Object reference not set to an instance of an…
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Considerations in making auto_incremented user id visible?

I've noticed that SO and other sites use the auto-incrementing primary key of the user table as a publicly viewable user id (at least I assume this is what they are doing). In the case of SO, the user's profile can be viewed if you know or can guess…
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Is the UserId in LVL responses unique?

I am using Googles Licensing in my apps and I wonder if the UserId that is part of the license answer from the market is unique to the user?
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