At 01:27 PM 1/21/2002, Corinna Vinschen wrote: >We have three possible data sizes: > >- 16 bit. Don't touch anything. Advantage: Nothing to do for us, > no compatibility problems at all. > >- 32 bit. Coincidentally equal to sizeof int and sizeof long. > Advantage: Should even work with older software which often > silently assume that a uid/gid can be stored in a int. > >- 64 bit. Advantage: Since the RIDs used in Windows are just > 32 bit, one could create uids/gids with using the upper 32 bit > of the uid/gid as a domain/server identifier, e.g. > locadmin:10000000500:544:... > fooadmin:20000000500:544:...
I'd recommend going with the size that is the same as uid/gid on other UNIX systems. I guess that puts me in the 32 bit camp. Larry Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
