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To: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc master.passwd 
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  From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
  Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc master.passwd
  >The standard uid/group for nobody should be -2 -2 (65534, 65534).
  
  Even when (uid_t)-2 == 0xFFFFFFFEul ?

That's why I added the follow on 16 bit numbers.  We're trying to be
network compatible,  so we should stick to 16 bit uid/gid sign extension.
  
  >While it doesn't -really- matter, if you're going to change it, make it
  >conform.
  
  Group nobody already existed, but nobody noticed :-).
  
  >    Change xten shell from /dev/null to /nonexistant, adduser
  >    complaints instead.
  
  Now only spelling chackers should complain :-)
  
  Bruce