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Re: 16 bit UIDs
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Thomas Bushnell, BSG |
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Re: 16 bit UIDs |
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01 Jun 2002 18:01:39 -0700 |
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Wolfgang Jährling <address@hidden> writes:
> Thomas Bushnell, BSG <address@hidden> wrote:
> > One idea is just a straightforward file somewhere in the filesystem
> > that holds an index of inode numbers and UIDs.
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> Will we use 64-bit UIDs on 64-bit systems? If so, we should use 64 bit
> wide UID fields on 32-bit machines as well, thus staying compatible,
> right?
The width has to be the same everywhere. There *are* more people in
the world than fit in a 32-bit UID, but I'm not sure that's a factor.
- Re: 16 bit UIDs, Wolfgang Jährling, 2002/06/01
- Re: 16 bit UIDs,
Thomas Bushnell, BSG <=