On 3 May 2006, at 20:18, mj(a)sci.fi wrote:
> 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."
uid is a text string username.
uidNumber is an integer user id number.
Yes, but Susan's point was that the generally accepted use of the
term "uid" ( in systems and operating systems terms ) is a *number*
that uniquely describes the user. LDAP is different from the norm,
and "that's just whack".