On Sun, 2007-06-17 at 18:04 -0400, Eric wrote: > I am in the process of moving the content of an FC2 server to F7. In the > process, I have to establish some new users with user and group numbers 501 > and 502. > > Unfortunately, F7 in its infinite wisdom decided to assign 501 to user > "tclhttpd" and 502 to user "dbmail" (whatever they might be). (vigorously > begging the question of WHY!!! in the world it did that...) :-( > > If I can't assign 501 and 502 to the users and groups they were on the FC2 > machine, a LOT of permissions problems will be created in a fairly large > and complex database and file structure. > > What is the "right" way to assign different numbers to existing users like > "tclhttpd" and "dbmail"? I know I can just go in there and edit passwd and > group but no doubt that will cause all sorts of unknown problems elsewhere, > for resources and files that depend on 501 and 502 being assigned to > "tclhttpd" and "dbmail". So, is there a "right" way that updates > everything else to whatever new user numbers I assign? > Most likely you can change the uid in the passwd file without problems. I have done that many times. I would change them to values below 500. There are usually values that have not been assigned. -- ======================================================================= Why I Can't Go Out With You: I'd LOVE to, but... -- I've got a Friends of the Lowly Rutabaga meeting. -- I promised to help a friend fold road maps. -- I've been scheduled for a karma transplant. -- I'm staying home to work on my cottage cheese sculpture. -- It's my parakeet's bowling night. -- I'm building a plant from a kit. -- There's a disturbance in the Force. -- I'm doing door-to-door collecting for static cling. -- I'm teaching my ferret to yodel. -- My crayons all melted together. ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
