On 8 Feb 2006, at 12:00 PM, Arnaud Bergeron wrote:
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).
This is poor software design. They should be looking up the uid or
gid and not relying on a hard coded number.
Ian McWilliam
