Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 22:49:29 +1200 From: "Dan Langille" <junkmale@xtra.co.nz> To: "loren" <lore@phile.com.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Changing a user's UID Message-ID: <19990428105128.KBAM6531620.mta2-rme@wocker> In-Reply-To: <199904282043.2431962.6@names.phile.com.au>
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On 28 Apr 99, at 20:44, loren wrote: > This question may not be particularly unique to FreeBSD, but > I'm running Version 3.1 and am trying to find a way to change > a user's UID. I have been reading "Unix System Administration Handbook" and I *seem* to recall them saying that changing a UID is a bad idea. In fact, they recommend against even reusing UIDs. But I have no practical experience in this area and perhaps someone else can tell you more than that. -- Dan Langille - DVL Software Limited The FreeBSD Diary - http://www.FreeBSDDiary.org/freebsd/ NZ FreeBSD User Group - http://www.nzfug.nz.freebsd.org/ The Racing System - http://www.racingsystem.com/racingsystem.htm To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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