[Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#286258: System accounts ranging from 0 to 1000?

[Alexander Gattin]

Hi!

On Wed, Jun 08, 2005 at 11:40:30PM +0200, Christian Perrier wrote:
> In #286258, I wrote:
> 
> "usermod.8 mentions that syustem accounts UIDs are usually bvetween 0
> and 99. However, at least in Debian, this range is 0-1000.

0-99 is classic UNIX range for system account, AFAIR.

> So, we should probably correct usermod.8 man page. However, I"m not
> sure whether it should be fixed upstream or not.
> 
> What about other systems, Tomasz. I bet that most now use UIDs over
> 1000 for normal users. 

In RedHat regular users' uids used to be allocated
starting from 500! Don't know how it is performed in FC
now -- need to check at work tomorrow.

> The answer to this will decide whether we ask for this to be fixed
> upstream or only in Debian."

IMHO, in Debian only.

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