On 3 May 2006, at 20:18, mj at 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".
