Date: Wed, 7 Feb 1996 16:22:17 -0800 (PST) From: Archie Cobbs <archie@tribe.com> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: pwd_mkdb question Message-ID: <199602080022.QAA04064@bubba.tribe.com>
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Hello hackers... got a question regarding UID's. In the file
/usr/src/usr.sbin/pwd_mkdb/pw_scan.c, you'll find these lines:
struct passwd *pw;
[...]
if (id > USHRT_MAX) {
warnx("%s > max uid value (%d)", p, USHRT_MAX);
return (0);
}
pw->pw_uid = id;
However, /usr/include/pwd.h defines the "pw_uid" field of "struct passwd"
to have type "int". In other words, according to the header file, UID's
ought to be able to be 32 bits long.
So is there some reason why UID's are limited to 16 bits here?
I have a need for big UID's ... (don't ask :-)
Thanks,
-Archie
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Archie L. Cobbs, archie@tribe.com * Tribe Computer Works http://www.tribe.com
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