Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 09:35:50 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: Yoshihiro Koya <Yoshihiro.Koya@math.yokohama-cu.ac.jp> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A question about max_uid Message-ID: <12411.988616150@axl.fw.uunet.co.za> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 27 Apr 2001 00:15:55 %2B0900." <20010427001555G.koya@pluto.math.yokohama-cu.ac.jp>
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On Fri, 27 Apr 2001 00:15:55 +0900, Yoshihiro Koya wrote: > Currently, I have nobody (uid = 65534) account as a default account on > my box. It might be easy to guess that the maximum is greater than > 65533. My question is why such a restricion still remains. From what I remember from my communication with Bruce Evans, the "restrictions" (mostly unenforced" in our tree are there to protect old software compiled to use 16-bit UID values. By allowing unsigned 32-bit UID values in the system, you open the door for problems with software that uses smaller UID values. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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