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| From: | Sam James <sam@g.o> | ||
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| To: | gentoo-dev@l.g.o | ||
| Subject: | Re: [gentoo-dev] rfc: allow -1 for ACCT_USER_ID and ACCT_GROUP_ID in ::gentoo | ||
| Date: | Sun, 28 Nov 2021 23:39:19 | ||
| Message-Id: | 8B541414-A752-4668-AA72-EC3AEEC870C3@gentoo.org | ||
| In Reply to: | Re: [gentoo-dev] rfc: allow -1 for ACCT_USER_ID and ACCT_GROUP_ID in ::gentoo by Michael Orlitzky |
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| 1 | > On 28 Nov 2021, at 23:26, Michael Orlitzky <mjo@g.o> wrote: |
| 2 | > [sinp] |
| 3 | > The only problem that anyone has put forth is one that does not exist. |
| 4 | > UIDs and GIDs are still assigned dynamically in Gentoo. The number you |
| 5 | > type in the ebuild is only a hint: it's the first number that will be |
| 6 | > tried during the dynamic assignment. There is no limit on the number of |
| 7 | > hints, and we will never run out because a conflict is never possible, |
| 8 | > because the damned things are assigned dynamically. |
| 9 | > |
| 10 | > Is there an actual problem? |
| 11 | > |
| 12 | |
| 13 | Could you look at this thread? |
| 14 | |
| 15 | https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-dev/message/5bad6853520e3ab182f6399a53198fec <https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-dev/message/5bad6853520e3ab182f6399a53198fec> |
| 16 | |
| 17 | Whissi and others raised some points that I think you may have some views on |
| 18 | (and I'm interested in hearing them). |
| 19 | |
| 20 | best, |
| 21 | sam |
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| Re: [gentoo-dev] rfc: allow -1 for ACCT_USER_ID and ACCT_GROUP_ID in ::gentoo | Michael Orlitzky <mjo@g.o> |