Make normal ID allocation range configurable (normalIdRange) - #61
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This helps when people add static uids after the fact since it gives a save range that won't be used by userborn ever. |
Systems that rely on statically assigned UIDs/GIDs (e.g. for NFS) need dynamic allocation to stay out of the range used for those static IDs. Add a top-level normalIdRange field to the config (default 1000-29999) that controls the range from which normal user/group IDs are dynamically allocated. System IDs remain fixed at 1-999.
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Thanks! This generally makes sense but it cannot be wired up in Nixpkgs right now because there is no option for it.
| /// The range from which normal user/group IDs are dynamically allocated. | ||
| #[derive(Deserialize, Debug, Clone, Copy)] | ||
| #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")] | ||
| pub struct IdRange { |
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This type and its impl belong in the config module.
| pub struct Config { | ||
| /// The range from which normal user/group IDs are dynamically allocated. | ||
| #[serde(default)] | ||
| pub normal_id_range: IdRange, |
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What would be the option to set this in Nixpkgs?
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Stacked on #60.
Adds a top-level
normalIdRangeconfig field (default 1000-29999) controlling the range for dynamically allocated normal user/group IDs, so statically assigned IDs (e.g. for NFS) can be kept outside of it. System IDs stay at 1-999.