From: Eray Aslan <eras@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Don't use UIDs and GIDs below 100 without QA approval
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2021 09:36:32 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <YZH/8Co8Kta1eBTy@rog.a21an.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <0890a89e-2d43-8889-6bbb-decad15b0a2e@gentoo.org>
On Sun, Nov 14, 2021 at 09:15:36PM +0100, Thomas Deutschmann wrote:
> On 2021-11-11 11:59, Ulrich Mueller 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.
> >
> > - Open part of the range 60001..65533. Not sure if all software will be
> > happy with that.
> >
> > - Admit that the concept of static allocation has failed, and return to
> > dynamic allocation.
>
> Only the third option is really possible.
FWIW, I agree with this sentiment.
1/ Static allocation does not really solve a problem. Not really not
nowadays
2/ We cant keep adding new IDs to a distribution as new software gets
added - one side is unbounded. This is losing game.
Switching back to dynamic allocation seems to be the best option.
--
Eray
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-11-15 6:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-11-11 10:59 [gentoo-dev] Don't use UIDs and GIDs below 100 without QA approval Ulrich Mueller
2021-11-11 11:34 ` Florian Schmaus
2021-11-11 11:40 ` Joonas Niilola
2021-11-11 11:48 ` Ulrich Mueller
2021-11-11 12:10 ` Pacho Ramos
2021-11-11 12:32 ` Jaco Kroon
2021-11-11 12:45 ` Ulrich Mueller
2021-11-11 12:13 ` Ionen Wolkens
2021-11-11 14:52 ` Florian Schmaus
2021-11-11 11:49 ` Rich Freeman
2021-11-11 18:31 ` Mike Gilbert
2021-11-11 19:08 ` Ulrich Mueller
2021-11-11 19:18 ` Mike Gilbert
2021-11-11 22:07 ` James Cloos
2021-11-13 10:08 ` Ulrich Mueller
2021-11-14 20:14 ` Ulrich Mueller
2021-11-14 20:15 ` Thomas Deutschmann
2021-11-14 23:37 ` Ulrich Mueller
2021-11-15 6:36 ` Eray Aslan [this message]
2021-11-28 4:13 ` William Hubbs
2021-11-28 10:06 ` Ulrich Mueller
2021-11-28 19:06 ` William Hubbs
2021-11-28 19:15 ` Michał Górny
2021-11-28 20:46 ` William Hubbs
2021-11-28 20:56 ` William Hubbs
2021-11-28 19:57 ` Michael Orlitzky
2021-11-28 20:26 ` William Hubbs
2021-11-28 20:34 ` Mike Gilbert
2021-11-28 20:42 ` Gordon Pettey
2021-11-28 20:52 ` William Hubbs
2021-11-29 14:17 ` Eray Aslan
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