On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:16:52 +0100, Lucas C. Villa Real <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:

> On Jan 30, 2008 3:24 AM, Jonas Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> 2008/1/30, Lucas C. Villa Real <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>>
>> > On Jan 30, 2008 1:22 AM, Jonas Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > > > We'll have to settle on a numbering for these required user/group ids
>> > > > (which are not that much). Given that Resources/Requirements provide
>> > > > include that id that would not be a problem.
>> > > >
>> > > We don't need the numbers. Just keep a list in Requirements over what
>> > > files were owned by which user and run 'chown' after installation.
>> >
>> > That depends on what we want. The numbers helps us to keep recipes
>> > simple, and it's already implemented.. :)
>> >
>> In what way is numbers more simple? If we use number we have to know
>> that it correspond to the correct user in the target system. With
>> names we can just grep for the appropriate number in
>> /System/Settings/passwd
>
> Using numbers only, required_users[] and required_groups[] are enough
> to make the program work. On the other hand, the second implementation
> will require required_users[] / required_groups[] _plus_ a new list (a
> la unmanaged_files[]) of files that need to be chown'd. That just
> makes the recipe bigger.
>
What will happen if the number does not correspond to the required user?

-- 
/Jonas

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