[systemd-devel] [PATCH] TODO: passwd.d, group.d

[Kay Sievers]

On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 11:50 PM, Josh Triplett <josh at joshtriplett.org> wrote:
> ---
>  TODO |    5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
> index eb482d0..6cf632a 100644
> --- a/TODO
> +++ b/TODO
> @@ -679,6 +679,11 @@ External:
>     - put bootcharts in the journal
>     - kernel cmdline "bootchart" option for simplicity?
>
> +* Support passwd.d and group.d; accumulate a persistent name/number map, to
> +  preserve UID/GID assignments without requiring assignment of unique IDs at
> +  adduser time.

Hmm, how is that related to systemd code? Sounds more like a glibc
shipped feature/plugin?

> Allows installing users without maintainer scripts, and makes
> +  UID namespaces easier to manage.

How would that happen? How do you pre-allocate the numbers in a tiny
32bit number range. We do not have UUIDs for that like some "real"
operating systems have. :)

Kay