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On Tue, May 25, 2004 at 08:59:27AM +1200, Barry Shaw wrote: |
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> Given the fact that sites with large user bases will often have many |
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> UIDs/GIDs that aren't continuous, it would be a good idea if these |
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> functions were coded to check for the existence of a file that contained |
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> reserved (or allowed) ranges of UIDs/GIDs. This would allow maximum |
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> generality in portage, whilst giving end users maximum flexibility. |
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> I'm willing to code this if its deemed a useful idea. |
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I already coded something similar-ish. It allowed you to specify a range |
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of UIDs that portage was allowed to use in make.conf. I sent the patch |
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to vapier and the idea was rejected. Instead portage was changed to only |
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add UIDs under 1000. |
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*shrug* |
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rob holland - [ director @ ereet ltd ] |
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