too many predefined UID/GID values? [was: OpenLDAP for OpenSolaris]

[James Carlson]

Garrett D'Amore writes:
> Reserved UIDs for this stuff is probably *not* the best solution.  Some 
> kind of ephemeral IDs, or a separate numbering space that is guaranteed 
> not to be used with non-local services would be best.   Since file 
> ownerships aren't at stake,

File ownerships are at stake, at least in the case that was originally
under discussion.  They were allocating yet another UID/GID
combination, running the daemon with those values, and installing the
database that way.

If file ownership really isn't at stake, then everyone can use a
single UID (such as the existing "noaccess" user), and the problem
goes away.

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