> Pre-allocated IDs are only necessary when the IDs need to be hardcoded > in binary packages somehow. I won't allocate them unless there is no > reasonable alternative, as the allocation space is limited (particularly > true for the global static IDs below 100). It is always preferable to > use techniques such as 'adduser --system' where possible.
I definitely haven't seen this type of thing hard coded, so it would not pass that criteria The reason I raise this, however, is that the pattern is becoming more widespread, and it is possible with quite a few packages now > Why couldn't all packages here simply cooperate in using 'adduser > --system vmail' etc., and then look up the user dynamically by name? > There seems no reason why the ID numbers themselves need to be the same > between different systems or hardcoded in binary packages, so it doesn't > seem to me as though base-passwd needs to be involved. It would be useful to have a standard username. Having a standard numeric ID isn't so important, but it would be useful to have some guidance on whether this type of ID would be in the system range (up to 999) or potentially qualify for one of the reserved ranges (> 60000) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
