site_archiver@lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev@lists.apple.com Dkim-signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:content-type:message-id:cc:content-transfer-encoding :from:subject:date:to:x-mailer; bh=AYh7qi44f7n0+vR1UrQsKp7iApHBuUr5PADfJVt2JN0=; b=FM5j9uVq6I3X2YVwa09rPzhs2XOhQVDDNMX3G3qR4/Xl9HUx+ZDCfpmJs/wwo3yRxO T3PhyelxSbWxxGII8Egen7kHVaWUVyR4ZYLQx8YLYjcRQBA/4DnGrt+UmRSyDJCFblbG Y6owHCTfm0FevuRlxTAGtCVvJ911XyalK9548= Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=in-reply-to:references:mime-version:content-type:message-id:cc :content-transfer-encoding:from:subject:date:to:x-mailer; b=VcZZ0Iay4U8QLiguPnlHE5HMqWn4IwD1a4aSF1wdo+TFWCSAlqO6+x9GfwH3t4tBCx xHSZVcCcsTNKOzUGtLz7WK4CUTQTB3W1bJyGe/M2H73bIj1hQbkD6eUq3nGjEU2Bvbtr 9ND7Ca+KHTx6vs83RMN0+2pNW7aygmshj5n2w= On Oct 6, 2009, at 12:24 PM, Jakub Bednar wrote: On Oct 5, 2009, at 9:56 PM, Iceberg-Dev wrote: On Oct 5, 2009, at 11:04 AM, Jakub Bednar wrote: On Oct 2, 2009, at 5:14 PM, Greg Neagle wrote: user/group info for filesystem items is _always_ stored as numeric values. When you create your user, specify the UID at that time as well. Well ok, Thanks a lot, Jakub It is supported since you can do it in a package with a script. [...] You are probably right in 99% of the cases. But I'm installing a transparent proxy that needs a unique UID in the system to take advantage of UID matching in firewall rules. Never mind, there are workarounds. I was just wondering why it is not supported. P.S. There is a bunch of Linux/FreeBSD software that is creating new user accounts in the system for their purposes. It is just a normal way of doing things on Linux/FreeBSD. There is also no problem to create an invisible user without home directory and password with the dscl utility, so why not support it in Installers? It's just that it would not be a good idea for the Installer to create a new user account just because there is a file in the package payload whose owner does not exist on the target system. _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.a... This email sent to site_archiver@lists.apple.com