Fedora directory users - May 2006 - gid number in posix account!

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

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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> 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

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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--- Richard Megginson <rmeggins@redhat.com> 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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