Messages in this thread | | | From | "Khimenko Victor" <> | Date | Sat, 28 Nov 1998 13:55:04 +0300 (MSK) | Subject | Re: High UID support for Linux |
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In <Pine.SOL.3.95.981127211509.8489C-100000@weber.math.psu.edu> Alexander Viro (viro@math.psu.edu) wrote:
AV> On Fri, 27 Nov 1998, Khimenko Victor wrote:
>> 27-Nov-98 15:38 you wrote: >> > pjb1008@cam.ac.uk (Peter Benie) writes: >> >> |>> H. Peter Anvin writes ("Re: High UID support for Linux"): >> |>> > Followup to: <E0zioU5-0000tA-00@taurus.cus.cam.ac.uk> >> |>> > By author: pjb1008@cam.ac.uk (Peter Benie) >> |>> > [snip - hack to get getpwuid(getuid()) to work. >> |>> > >> |>> > I don't think this is beneficial. Any uid/gid-aware program is going >> |>> > to have to deal. There just isn't a way around it. Fortunately not >> |>> > too many programs really care about uid/gid's. >> |>> >> |>> I strongly disagree. _Lots_ of programs care about _your_ home >> |>> directory so they can look for configuration files and don't use uids >> |>> for anything else. >> >> > They will just use getenv("HOME"). No need for uid. >> >> Great but what to do with already written programs ?
AV> Patch them?
When you have no sources ? GREAT idea !
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