Looking at the default /etc/passwd issued with Nevada, uid 27 is free. These are the uid's (below 100) curently allocated:
0 1 2 3 4 5 9 15 25 37 50 71 80 90 95 I searched the mysql website, but it doesn't seem to make any recommendations about uids & gids. A quick Google search reveals that uid 60 is also used for mysql on both Gentoo & SUSE Linux. e.g. http://safari.samspublishing.com/067232735X/part02. Since both uids 27 & 60 are free in our default /etc/passwd, it seems we have a choice. Note that Red Hat uses 27 for mysql and 26 for postgres (but we use 90 for postgres). Trevor Watson wrote: > It seems to be uid 27 on the couple of Linuxen hosts I checked. Is this > already used on Solaris? > > Trev > > Jan S Berg wrote: > >> >> We want to create the mysql user and mysql group in Solaris, >> and do it as part of the above mentioned ARC case. >> >> We suggest to use userid 70 and groupid 70, as this seems to be >> available. >> >> We think this is legitimate as the ARC case states: >> >> "MySQL will be installed by default with user mysql and group >> mysql as done in the standard distribution. The default smf >> script will also start MySQL as mysql user." >> >> It is filed a Bugster CR on this as well: >> >> 6648757 - mysql delivery doesn't match ARC case >> >> Which is also the CR that will be used for delivering the fix to >> OpenSolaris. >> >> We can file a new LSARC onepager if somebody disagrees that >> LSARC/2007/608 does not cover the creation of mysql user and group in >> solaris. >> >> Regards, >> Jan S Berg >> >
