[Fedora-directory-users] gid number in posix account!

[Alex aka Magobin]

hi at all,for migration of groups and users from files to Fedora DS I
used LdapImport...it exports groups,passwd and shadow files; I have all
users and groups in my DS...now I have a question:

When I create a new account, in posix tab I have to enter uid and gid
number for new user...is it possible to use name such as "mail" for gid
and is it possible to have an uid number automatically?...more or less
in the same way when you create a new account with adduser; It would be
very useful...in this way I haven't to remember last uid used and number
for that group.

thanks in advance!

Alex

[Rich Megginson]

Alex aka Magobin wrote:
>  hi at all,for migration of groups and users from files to Fedora DS
> I
>  used LdapImport...it exports groups,passwd and shadow files; I have all
>  users and groups in my DS...now I have a question:
>
>  When I create a new account, in posix tab I have to enter uid and gid
>  number for new user...is it possible to use name such as "mail" for gid
>     
No, I think it has to be a number.
>  and is it possible to have an uid number automatically?...more or
> less
>  in the same way when you create a new account with adduser; It would be
>  very useful...in this way I haven't to remember last uid used and number
>  for that group.
>     
Right.  It's on our wishlist - I don't know when we'll get around to
it.
http://directory.fedora.redhat.com/wiki/Wishlist
>  thanks in advance!
>
>  Alex
>
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[Alex aka Magobin]

>  No, I think it has to be a number. 
>  Right.  It's on our wishlist - I don't know when we'll
> get around to it.
>  http://directory.fedora.redhat.com/wiki/Wishlist 

uhm, so can you confirm me that to create a new account I have to
specify uid and gid in numerical way ?
And in this way if mail is 4 example 501 any user with gid 501 is member
of mail group?

thanks
Alex

[Rich Megginson]

Alex aka Magobin wrote:
> > No, I think it has to be a number.
> >     
>
>    
> > Right.  It's on our wishlist - I don't know when we'll get around to it.
> > http://directory.fedora.redhat.com/wiki/Wishlist
> >     
>
>
>  uhm, so can you confirm me that to create a new account I have to
>  specify uid and gid in numerical way ?
>     
In the Posix fields, yes.  The fields uidNumber and gidNumber have to be 
an integer.
>  And in this way if mail is 4 example 501 any user with gid 501 is
> member
>  of mail group?
>     
Yes.
>  thanks
>  Alex
>
>
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[Susan]

--- Richard Megginson <rmeggins(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote:


>  In the Posix fields, yes.  The fields uidNumber and gidNumber have to
> be 
>  an integer. 
what's really strange is that if you're adding a person to multiple groups
(really, listing
multiple memberuid attributes in a posixgroup) you MUST use the text name of the person. 
Even
though the attr is called member*uid*, if you put the uid in there, it won't work. 
Text string
must be specified.  I know it's not FDS's fault but as my kids would say,
"that's just whack."



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