[arch-general] Policykit, uid like a service, and gid like a user

[Kurt J. Bosch]

On 2009-04-28 23:42, Magnus Therning wrote:
> I noticed after installing policykit that it created a new user and
> group (both called policykit). The thing that surprised me was the uid
> was 102 while the uid was 1001. Should a system service like that really
> have a uid below 1000 (like other service accounts) and a gid above 1000
> (which is what users are given).
>
> Looks to me like it might be a bug, but thought I'd get some input on it
> before raising my first bug against an Arch package :-)
>
> /M
>
+1
Same here :)