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Lines 23-34 UIDs and GIDs in range 0..100 are reserved for important system Link Here
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accounts.  New assignments in that range need to be explicitly approved
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accounts.  New assignments in that range need to be explicitly approved
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by the QA lead, in response to a justified request from the developer.
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by the QA lead, in response to a justified request from the developer.
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The range 101..499 is provided for regular use by packages.
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The range 101..749 is provided for regular use by packages.
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The assignments from this range follow the following rules:
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The assignments from this range follow the following rules:
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1. A developer can select an arbitrary free UID/GID from this range.
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1. A developer can select an arbitrary free UID/GID from this range.
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   If in doubt, it is recommended to select successive numbers from 499
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   If in doubt, it is recommended to select successive numbers from 101
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   downwards.
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   upwards.
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2. Unless there is a very good reason not to, matching users and groups
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2. Unless there is a very good reason not to, matching users and groups
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   should use the same number.  It is acceptable to leave gaps
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   should use the same number.  It is acceptable to leave gaps
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