openssh unix dev - Jun 2002 - Specifying a fixed uid for RedHat RPM PrivSep user

I'm a little unconfortable with the way the privsep user is created in
the RedHat spec files.  In particular the way a fixed UID is specified. 

Now it looks (from a glance at the apache/bind spec file) that it is
'the way it is done' - but is there a register of these numbers
somewhere?  

Andrew Bartlett
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On Sun, 23 Jun 2002, Andrew Bartlett wrote:
> I'm a little unconfortable with the way the privsep user is created in
> the RedHat spec files.  In particular the way a fixed UID is specified.
>
> Now it looks (from a glance at the apache/bind spec file) that it is
> 'the way it is done' - but is there a register of these numbers
> somewhere?  
By adding a package to Red Hat Linux, the reservation will be done in
/usr/share/doc/setup-*/uidgid eventually.. :-)

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On Sun, 23 Jun 2002, Andrew Bartlett wrote:
> I'm a little unconfortable with the way the privsep user is created in
> the RedHat spec files.  In particular the way a fixed UID is specified. 
> 
> Now it looks (from a glance at the apache/bind spec file) that it is
> 'the way it is done' - but is there a register of these numbers
> somewhere?  
see:  
/usr/share/doc/setup-2.5.12/uidgid
bash-2.05a$ rpm -qf /usr/share/doc/setup-2.5.12/uidgid
setup-2.5.12-1

for Red Hat 

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