[distcc] Re: Red Hat packaging patch for 0.15

[Ben Elliston]

>>>>> "Terry" == Terry Griffin <terryg at axian.com> writes:

  Terry> If anyone is aware of specific problems with using nobody for
  Terry> distccd on *any* version of Red Hat, I'd appreciated hearing
  Terry> about it. In the mean time I'll explore the packaging
  Terry> implications of created a dedicated account.

The only problem with using `nobody' for distcc is that some sites may
similarly use `nobody' for the uid under which other daemons run.
Thus, distcc, Amanda, Squid and others could all notionally read/write
each others' files.

Ben