# Chef user/group

**URL:** <https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-user-group/1309>\
**Category:** Chef Infra (archive)\
**Created:** [October 29, 2009, 2:57pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-user-group/1309 "2009-10-29T14:57:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Chris\_Chalfant](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.chef.io/chris_chalfant/32/713_2.png) [@Chris\_Chalfant](https://discourse.chef.io/u/Chris_Chalfant)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 2:57pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-user-group/1309/1 "2009-10-29T14:57:09Z")

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Is there a reason the chef user and group are created with UID=8000? This  
UID is already taken on my system and I’m wondering there’s any reason I  
couldn’t change that uid in the chef client recipe.

thanks,

chris