Have I missed an option somewhere? Is there a way to define a default user which is to be used when the actual user doesn't exist at the receiving end? Right now the action is to copy the user by number, but this is unsafe in certain environments, and it'd be much better to be able to name a default user. The same, of course, applies to groups as well. Thanks. -- Dave Mielke | 2213 Fox Crescent | I believe that the Bible is the Phone: 1-613-726-0014 | Ottawa, Ontario | Word of God. Please contact me EMail: dave@mielke.cc | Canada K2A 1H7 | if you're concerned about Hell. http://FamilyRadio.com/ | http://Mielke.cc/bible/
On Mon, Mar 13, 2006 at 12:00:05PM -0500, Dave Mielke wrote:> Is there a way to define a default user which is to be used when the > actual user doesn't exist at the receiving end?No, there is not at the present. You're suggesting something like a "--missing-uid=nobody" option. Another idea is a way to specify an offset for numeric IDs, such as "--id-offset=5000". This would map any ID < 5000 to ID+5000, and any ID >= 5000 to ID-5000 (assuming that either --numeric-ids was specified or that no matching name was found). I think I like the latter idea better than the former. ..wayne..