Re: [gentoo-dev] Don't use UIDs and GIDs below 100 without QA approval

[Pacho Ramos <pacho@gentoo.org>]

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El jue, 11-11-2021 a las 12:48 +0100, Ulrich Mueller escribió:
> > > > > > On Thu, 11 Nov 2021, Florian Schmaus wrote:
> 
> > > We could:
> > > - Open some part of the range between 500 and 1000. For example,
> > > 500..799, which would leave 200 IDs for dynamic allocation.
> 
> > +1, since I am not aware of any significant downsides doing so.
> 
> > Could you elaborate why the range 500-799 only leaves us with 200 IDs?
> 
> We still need some range for dynamic allocation. Currently that is
> 500..999, and would be reduced to 800..999. That seems to be on the low
> side already.
> 
> In any case, 300 additional IDs may not be future proof at the rate
> we're currently allocating them. So I wonder if we shouldn't move to
> above 60000 immediately, or alternatively, give up the whole concept.
> 
> Ulrich

Personally I would move to >60000 and keep the 300 additional IDs for the case
some software really really needs them 

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