Re: [arch-dev-public] [signoff] shadow-4.1.4.2-2 - was: Fixing groupadd

On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 06:35, Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org> wrote:

Signoff shadow.  Fixes always creating system groups with ID 99 (FS#16092).

Now UID/GIDs are as follows:

0-499 -> reserved for Arch packaging 500-999 -> system users/groups 1000-60000 -> general users/groups.

For some reason "groupadd --system" starts adding groups at 999 and working down, but that appears an upstream decision.

Signoff both,

Signoff x86_64. -- Roman Kyrylych (Роман Кирилич)