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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 13:40:58 -0800 (PST)
From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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To: jadeite <jadeite@light.pomona.edu>
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On Fri, 1 Nov 1996, jadeite wrote:

> Why is the default gid of daemon, 31, which is also the gid of guest?

Because the gid of daemon isn't 31, it's 1. 

id daemon:
uid=1(daemon) gid=31(guest) groups=31(guest) 1(daemon)

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major