I'm interested in 32-bit UID support, and a 'find' in the Cooker
archives didn't turn up anything for me.
I understand that 32-bit UID support (useful in very large organizations
like universities and companies as large as Cisco) will be part of the
2.4 kernel. There are patches for 2.2.16 and glibc now, though, that
are compatible with what will be in 2.4. What is the state of 32-bit
UID support in Mandrake 7.2?
RPMS that are compatible with RedHat 6.1 or 6.2 are available from URL
below, based on the excellent work of Chris Wing:
http://eltopo.engin.umich.edu/caenlinux/6.1/i386/RedHat/RPMS/
These allow high-numbered UID/GIDs and work with NIS that already has
such UIDs. One can also switch between a 2.4 kernel and 2.2.16 with the
glibc appropriately patched. (glibc is already 32-bit compliant -- I
guess any patches are minor). There are issues with older libc5
binaries.
If Mandrake 7.2 is to go out with a 2.2 kernel, it would be VERY nice,
IMHO, if it had 32-bit UID support already.
Is it already in the works? Should I leap in and patch 2.2.17, glibc,
etc?
Comments and direction welcome.
--
Clay Haapala "Woe to he who fears change more than disaster! For
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