Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1996 18:44:30 -0500 (CDT) From: Karl Denninger <karl@Mcs.Net> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: UID < 65535? Message-ID: <199608252344.SAA11342@Jupiter.mcs.net>
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Hi folks, Note this: typedef u_int32_t uid_t; /* user id */ Ok, so its a 32-bit value, right? Then why does pwd_mkdb blow chunks if I specify anything beyond 65535? Is there's a LOGICAL reason for this? Are UIDs really limited to 65k? Or is this is a "stupid piece of code" problem in pwd_mkdb and have no relavence to reality. I had *assumed* that 32-bit values were valid for UIDs on FreeBSD and most other BSDs. Based on the include file above, that should be correct. So why is this being blocked? -- -- Karl Denninger (karl@MCS.Net)| MCSNet - The Finest Internet Connectivity http://www.mcs.net/~karl | T1 from $600 monthly; speeds to DS-3 available | 23 Chicagoland Prefixes, 13 ISDN, much more Voice: [+1 312 803-MCS1 x219]| Email to "info@mcs.net" WWW: http://www.mcs.net/ Fax: [+1 312 248-9865] | Home of Chicago's only FULL Clarinet feed!
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