On 2/7/06, Nikolay Sturm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * Keith Richardson [2006-02-07]: > > for the same UID. Are there any reasons *not* to provide the > > next-availble UID if the '!' prefix wasn't specified? > > In a network, having different UIDs for the same accounts is just > calling for trouble. You really want a deterministic solution there. > > Nikolay >
Also some apps have their uids compiled-in. What would happen if another port "stole" the uid because the one just before was taken (or whatever the reason). -- "i think we should rewrite the kernel in java since it has good support for threads." - Ted Unangst
