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From: jmberkley@watnext.waterloo.edu (J. Michael Berkley)
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Subject: Re: NFS'ing the world
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Date: 2 Sep 89 17:24:54 GMT
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In-reply-to: gamiddleton@watmath.waterloo.edu's message of 1 Sep 89 16:49:06 GMT

On 1 Sep 89 16:49:06 GMT,gamiddleton@watmath.waterloo.edu (Guy Middleton) said:

In article <11351@watcgl.waterloo.edu> idallen@watcgl.waterloo.edu writes:
> Are we going to modify NFS to do group and uid mapping on all the
> machines on campus, or should we start giving out group and uid
> ranges to administrations?

>> I think we should modify NFS.  Coordinating uids everywhere will
>> create more bureaucracy.  No fun.

Not to mention resolving current UID conflicts - swapping one uid for
another won't be easy if the other uid already exists.  There are ways
to do it, but it will be a colossal hassle.