Describe fossil. [rsc] --rw-rw-r-- M 197601 glenda sys 1392 Nov 2 01:13 sys/man/6/users /n/sourcesdump/2005/1102/plan9/sys/man/6/users:8,18 - /n/sourcesdump/2005/1103/plan9/sys/man/6/users:8,16 by convention. Each line in the file has the format .IP - .IB num : name : leader :\fImembers\fP + .IB id : name : leader :\fImembers\fP .PP where - .I num - is a decimal integer, .I name and .I leader /n/sourcesdump/2005/1102/plan9/sys/man/6/users:46,69 - /n/sourcesdump/2005/1103/plan9/sys/man/6/users:44,75 are ignored. .PP The - .I num - in a line is a number used internally by a file server; - there should be no duplicate - .IR num s + .I id + in a line is an identifier used in the on-disk structures maintained + by a file server; there should be no duplicate + .IR id s in the file. - A negative - .I num + In + .IR fossil (4), + .IR id s + are arbitrary text strings, typically the same as + .IR name . + In older Plan 9 file servers, + .IR id s + are small decimal numbers. + In those, + a negative + .I id is special: a user with a negative - .I num + .I id cannot attach to the file server. The file .B /adm/users itself is owned by user - .IR adm , - having a negative - .IR num , + .I adm and write protected to others, so it can only be changed via console commands. .SH "SEE ALSO" .IR intro (5), - .IR stat (5) + .IR stat (5), + .IR fossilcons (8)