Bug#344824: --firstuid should be usable with --system, but it is silently ignored

2011-05-24 Thread mike dentifrice
Marc Haber said: > user addu...@packages.debian.org > usertags #344824 patch-appreciated > thanks > > On Mon, Dec 26, 2005 at 08:14:44PM +0100, Marc Haber wrote: > > This is probably there for historical reasons, but I am not inclined > > to touch the code more than it is absolutely necessary. The

Bug#344824: --firstuid should be usable with --system, but it is silently ignored

2006-02-12 Thread Marc Haber
user [EMAIL PROTECTED] usertags #344824 patch-appreciated thanks On Mon, Dec 26, 2005 at 08:14:44PM +0100, Marc Haber wrote: > This is probably there for historical reasons, but I am not inclined > to touch the code more than it is absolutely necessary. The code is > fragile and shouldn't break O

Bug#344824: --firstuid should be usable with --system, but it is silently ignored

2005-12-26 Thread Marc Haber
severity #344824 wishlist thanks On Mon, Dec 26, 2005 at 04:53:04PM +, Max Bowsher wrote: > The help doesn't mention any use of --firstuid with --system, but this > would be useful to allow local non-human users, to be created in a > separate uid range to the system users created by Debian pa

Bug#344824: --firstuid should be usable with --system, but it is silently ignored

2005-12-26 Thread Max Bowsher
Package: adduser Version: 3.80 Currently, --firstuid (and --lastuid) are silently ignored when used with the --system option: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo adduser --system --firstuid 200 test1 Adding system user `test1'... Adding new user `test1' (102) with group `nogroup'. ^^ UID 102 was allocate

Bug#344824: --firstuid should be usable with --system, but it is silently ignored

2005-12-26 Thread Max Bowsher
Marc Haber wrote: > On Mon, Dec 26, 2005 at 04:53:04PM +, Max Bowsher wrote: > >>The help doesn't mention any use of --firstuid with --system, but this >>would be useful to allow local non-human users, to be created in a >>separate uid range to the system users created by Debian packages. > >

Bug#344824: --firstuid should be usable with --system, but it is silently ignored

2005-12-26 Thread Marc Haber
On Mon, Dec 26, 2005 at 07:05:44PM +, Max Bowsher wrote: > Marc Haber wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 26, 2005 at 04:53:04PM +, Max Bowsher wrote: > > It is documented that adduser --system uses the first available UID > > from the system UID range. > > The same language, except for 'normal' being