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

[Kok, Auke-jan H]

On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Reindl Harald <h.reindl at thelounge.net> wrote:
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> Am 22.04.2013 23:53, schrieb Josh Triplett:
>> 1) Leave only root in /etc/passwd and /etc/group
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> why?
>
>> 2) Add passwd.d and group.d directories in /etc and under /usr, which
>>    accept one record per file (with name given by the filename) and
>>    which do not include UIDs or GIDs
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> to break any compatibility?
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>> 4) When the .d file goes away, and nothing uses the UID or GID anymore,
>>    throw it at the back of the list of IDs to reuse
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> oh yeah - break any known user management
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> hence there are networks where admins since forever
> take care that user-id's uniqe all over the machine
> and you propose reuse?
>
> well, you have a solution in search of a problem

It's ok if you don't understand the proposal, but there's no reason to
post random uninformed criticism, now you're creating a "rumor" that
something like this, if implemented, would break all user management.
You don't know this. It doesn't exist yet. Maybe it will be 100%
backward compatible. Why wouldn't it be? Maybe it won't even go
anywhere because people who do understand the topic can assess it's
viability.

Can you please just wait and see if this goes anywhere concrete first?

Thanks,


Auke