From: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux.fr>
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 18:37:25 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: Extend UID range of user accounts
X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=70cbf8d088bf52307eb8a7221b890370a8b340e0;p=debian%2Fdebian-policy.git

Extend UID range of user accounts

Extend UID range of user accounts by removing the 30000-59999 reserved
ranges.  Proposed by Santiago Vila. Closes: #582495
---

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 9af0f96..0c616c9 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-debian-policy (3.8.4.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+debian-policy (3.8.5.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   [ Colin Watson ]
   * Fix path to changelog.Debian.gz in footnote on documentation symlinks.
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ debian-policy (3.8.4.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     Seconded:  Julien Cristau  <jcristau@debian.org>
     Seconded:  Gregor Herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
     Closes: #566220
+  * extend UID range of user accounts by removing the 30000-59999 reserved 
+    ranges.
+    Proposed by Santiago Vila  
+    Seconded:  Russ Allbery    <rra@debian.org>
+    Seconded:  Luk Claes       <luk@debian.org>
+    Seconded:  Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
+    Seconded:  Steve Langasek  <vorlon@debian.org>
+    Closes: #582495
 
   [ Russ Allbery ]
   * Standardize dpkg state wording and bring it in line with dpkg,
diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index d16df70..96a77b8 100644
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -5849,7 +5849,7 @@ rmdir /usr/local/share/emacs 2>/dev/null || true
 		</p>
 	      </item>
 
-	      <tag>1000-29999:</tag>
+	      <tag>1000-59999:</tag>
 	      <item>
 		<p>
 		  Dynamically allocated user accounts.  By default
@@ -5860,11 +5860,6 @@ rmdir /usr/local/share/emacs 2>/dev/null || true
 		</p>
 	      </item>
 
-	      <tag>30000-59999:</tag>
-	      <item>
-		<p>Reserved.</p>
-	      </item>
-
 	      <tag>60000-64999:</tag>
 	      <item>
 		<p>
diff --git a/upgrading-checklist.sgml b/upgrading-checklist.sgml
index 5425cfc..99ad63c 100644
--- a/upgrading-checklist.sgml
+++ b/upgrading-checklist.sgml
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ picking your way through this list.
 
 <chapt> The checklist
 
+<sect> Version 3.8.5.0
+<p>
+
+Release Jun 2010.
+
+</p><p><taglist>
+<tag>9.2.2</tag>
+  <item> The UID range of user accounts is extended to 1000-59999.
+  </item>
+</taglist></p>
+
 <sect> Version 3.8.4.0
 <p>