On Thu, Aug 07, 2008 at 03:16:39PM -0700, Glenn Skinner wrote: > Database Entry > -------- ----- > /etc/passwd openldap:x:75:75:OpenLDAP User:/: > /etc/shadow openldap:*LK*::::::: > /etc/group openldap::75: > > Is it really necessary to allocate another user:group pair from our > dwindling stock of reserved values? Would it be possible to share one > of the already allocated entries from the reserved part of the name > space?
My impression (please correct me if I'm wrong) is that with IPS the UIDs and GIDs can be allocated dynamically and that most pkgs that install local users/groups will often not be installed by the user anyways. Of course, this may well collide with existing openldap user/group in customer environments... I.e., we have a namespace problem no matter what, and probably the best way to deal with this is by not installing everything, just what the user needs. Nico --
