Re: Migrating to larger numbers
Tor Arntsen (tor@spacetec.no)
Mon, 31 May 1999 12:33:18 +0200
In article <fa.k17rclv.125m11v@ifi.uio.no>,
Tim Smith <tzs@tzs.net> writes:
>Uhm...32 bits will cover 4 billion users. Still, considering the trend
>toward ISP mergers, and the trend toward everyone getting online, it might
>be a good idea to allow everyone on the planet to have a unique uid, and
>so going past 32 bits could be a good idea.
>
>How many problems would be introduced by making them both 128 bits and
>using the UUID algorithm to generate uids and gids?
I think I like the big uids, my only worry is how would the 'ps' output
format look like :-/
-Tor
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