From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_NONE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from rammstein.mweb.co.za (rammstein.mweb.co.za [196.2.53.175]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id D33FE2005DCC for ; Sat, 16 Feb 2002 22:38:16 -0600 (CST) Received: from cpt-dial-196-30-179-61.mweb.co.za ([196.30.179.61] helo=nosferatu.lan) by rammstein.mweb.co.za with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 16cJ1n-0001mb-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2002 06:34:19 +0200 Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] passwd and group files in new baselayout From: Martin Schlemmer To: Gentoo-Dev In-Reply-To: <000101c1b0db$e4e565d0$b4dc0281@student.umd.edu> References: <000101c1b0db$e4e565d0$b4dc0281@student.umd.edu> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-+hGpdKH694+SyEoLGOb5" X-Mailer: Evolution/1.0.2 Date: 17 Feb 2002 06:32:27 +0200 Message-Id: <1013920351.23150.1.camel@nosferatu.lan> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 89109b33-e392-4170-a880-6bea85e1c4f3 X-Archives-Hash: d6b278d824f910c0b56c49b60a5f984c --=-+hGpdKH694+SyEoLGOb5 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, 2002-02-08 at 22:05, Will Rogers wrote: > Hi all, >=20 > I didn't get any answer for this in the user list, so I'll try it here. > It's a little more dev-related anyway. >=20 > I just merged the new baselayout package, and I have one question: >=20 > The new /etc/passwd, /etc/group, and /etc/shadow files have some > different id numbers for different accounts, and one that I added myself > (postdrop) is now included, but with a different id than I used. Should > I make an effort to change to these new ids, or it not matter? That is, > do ebuilds assume certain a uid or gid when installing a package? >=20 Depends, but for postdrop, any id should work. I still have the passwd and group from many versions back, as we only update those to make life of new users, or setting a new box up easier. > Thanks, >=20 > Will Rogers > wjr@wam.umd.edu >=20 > _______________________________________________ > gentoo-dev mailing list > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org > http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev --=20 Martin Schlemmer Gentoo Linux Developer, Desktop Team Developer Cape Town, South Africa --=-+hGpdKH694+SyEoLGOb5 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQA8bzJblsNeMtCTD6kRAsRwAJwNKOfa3CciZ0IzkzF95bsLFoD+9ACaAwd8 9AviaoaEQ2nlbCuSvL6RZe4= =RGt9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-+hGpdKH694+SyEoLGOb5--