include/afs/ptserver.h:#define       ANONYMOUSID     32766

I saw it referenced in aklog/aklog_main.c. My guess it is used for 
system:anyuser.

Andy

On Sun, 4 Feb 1996, Keith Farrar wrote:

> Does anyone know how files might become owned by the AFS userid 32766?
> Might it happen if a process outlives its token for a cell?
> 
> The results below suggest that the authentification system recognizes
> the id:
> 
> % pts exam 32766
> % pts exam anonymous
> pts: User or group doesn't exist so couldn't look up id for anonymous
> 
> Is this just a magic userid (like the -2, 60001, and 65534 uids and gids
> used for "nobody") place-filler? Is it documented somewhere I missed?
> RTFM pointers would be appreciated, if appropriate.
> 
>       -kaf
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