On Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 09:03:51PM +0300, Alexey Shvetsov wrote: > Hi all! > > We trying to use ldap for users @work, many of our workstations running > binary gentoo based distro called Calculate linux. However if we wanna > have wide use of ldap there is a need for determenistic system group > gids names and user uids. > > Many ebuilds in tree uses enewgroup and enewuser with -1 (aka next > available parameter)[1]. However it will be much better to set distro > wide deterministic uid and gid for system service name. So for example > ldap users may have determenistic groups like video, audio, plugdev, > etc.. GLEP27 was approved for this, however it is barely used.
Convert the rest of the tree to use it, and then you'll be done, aside from the existing mess on user systems. -- Robin Hugh Johnson Gentoo Linux: Developer, Infrastructure Lead, Foundation Trustee E-Mail : robb...@gentoo.org GnuPG FP : 11ACBA4F 4778E3F6 E4EDF38E B27B944E 34884E85
