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From: "Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@nagual.pp.ru>
To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net>
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Subject: Re: HEADS UP: Apache port change from nobody:nogroup to www:www planned
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On Thu, Oct 18, 2001 at 15:49:58 +0200, Sheldon Hearn wrote:
> 
> Hell, I'd almost go so far as to say we should rename the NIS/NFS UID
> 65534, and create a new UID called nobody.

No, NFS get "nobody" name UID first, and, if not found, use 
hardcoded numeric value. It is well-documented behaviour.

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