The problem isn't just "Does FRED exist?" - it is "Does FRED exist, and does
FRED have the same GID on both systems?" Remember that very few things are
actually stored using the actual user name; most of it is stored as the UID
/ GID, which is just a number. If you haven't done UID / GID leveling
between your systems, then you're opening a huge security risk, because you
have no idea who you're granting permissions to.
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On 2/1/08 4:50 PM, "John Summerfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> My first concern would be whether the ACLs can be expressed in Linux,
> and what preparation needs to be done. An ACL to grant access to group
> FRED might not transfer if FRED does not exist,
>
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