I'm using YP/NIS for centralized account management, and just noticed
various packages have added new accounts that just happen to have the
same uid/gid as "real" accounts.  (Actually, it appears that packages
are picking the next free uid; the conflict occurs when the NIS admin
adds a new user, having no idea that a uid has been assigned).

Is there a way to restrict the package infrastructure to select uid's
from a "local" range?

    --jtc

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J.T. Conklin