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+<H2><A NAME="SECTION001022000000000000000">Picking numeric user and group ids</A></H2>
+<P>
+ On most systems it doesn't matter what the numeric user and
+ group ids are, but if you use the Network filesystem (NFS),
+ you need to have the same uid and gid on all systems. This
+ is because NFS also identifies users with the numeric uids.
+ If you aren't using NFS, you can let your account creation
+ tool pick them automatically.
+<P>
+ If you are using NFS, you'll have to be invent a mechanism
+ for synchronizing account information. One alternative is
+ to the NIS system (see [<A HREF="node113.html#network-admin-guide">Kir</A>]).
+<P>
+ <b>META: </b> this is wrong place?
+ However, you should try to avoid re-using numeric uid's
+ (and textual usernames), because the new owner of the uid
+ (or username) may get access to the old owner's files
+ (or mail, or whatever).
+<P>
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+<P><ADDRESS>
+<I>Lars Wirzenius <BR>
+Sat Nov 15 02:32:11 EET 1997</I>
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