> Is this particular issue (UID of "bin" and "daemon") now understood enough to > make these changes? Can we stop testing for it and not require it for > certification? This is holding up Debian compliance and certification.
We have concluded that "daemon" is not required on Debian if atd's use of "daemon" gets fixed; however, what about the other distributions? Also, changing bin=1 not to be required is a *strong* recommendation. It would be nice if someone could do a getpwnam and getuid search to look for code that requires bin=1. However, I would like to avoid changing the spec in absence of a rationale unless someone provides a proof by induction. We can change the spec where it makes sense, but for the right reason, not just the sweaky wheel. :-) We will submit these as bugs, then review them with a more structured process. George (gk4)
