[Phpgroupware-tracker] [bugs #8209] The same number space are used for UID and GID

[Philipp Kamps]

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                Philipp Kamps <address@hidden>
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                Mon 05/03/04 at 14:20 (GMT)

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I'll include this feature request/bug in next version (head). I won't go to 
0.9.16






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[bugs #8209] Full Item Snapshot:

URL: <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=8209>
Project: phpGroupWare
Submitted by: Marco Gaiarin
On: Fri 03/19/04 at 14:09

Category:  API - phpGWapi
Item Group:  0.9.16.000 release
Severity:  5 - Average
Priority:  7 - High
Resolution:  None
Assigned to:  fipsfuchs
Status:  Open
Component Version:  CVS
Platform Version:  GNU/Linux - Debian
Reproducibility:  Every Time


Summary:  The same number space are used for UID and GID

Original Submission:  I've submitted this also a support request:

https://savannah.gnu.org/support/?func=detailitem&item_id=102408

but after some month of fiddling with, i think this is a bug.

I've 3 installation of phpgw, all uses LDAP for account, and could be that more 
have to come.
I'm also experimenting with samba with ldap backend, and with some other 
ldap-enabled application.

No one suppose that UID have to be different from GID, there's no one good 
reason to do so.

There's also no way to instruct samba to autocreate ldap account with uid not 
equal to some gid, apart forcing uid starting from 1000 and gid from 10000, eg.
A horrible setup for me.

Also, if someone just have a ldap setup and want to use phpgw, 99.99 out of 100 
they cant, apart moving all UID or GID around by hand...

So i'm really sure that this is a bug, and also a big, bad bug.
I suppose that is not simple to alter all the code and tables, but have to be 
done if you want that phpgw will be used in serious ldap environment.

Follow-up Comments
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Date: Mon 05/03/04 at 14:20         By: fipsfuchs
I'll include this feature request/bug in next version (head). I won't go to 
0.9.16

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Date: Fri 03/19/04 at 15:23         By: Caeies
Unfortunately this is not a bug.
We need to be compatible with SQL things and SQL things can't use the same id 
for GID and UID since they are in the same table !.

So, It's true that's this is very annoying, but we need to review all the code 
before be able to deal with this.
So perhaps for next release :/.

Caeies.












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