dk-uid — Find free UID in given range

Synopsis

dk-uid _min_ _max_

Description

The program searches for a free user ID (uid) in a given range.

Options

There are no options.

The arguments are minimum and maximum UID (start and end of UID range).

Exit status

0 on success, all other status codes indicate an error.

Restrictions

The program is not available on Windows platforms.
There is no POSIX-like UID number on Windows, a textual SID is used to uniquely identify users.

Notes

This program uses DK libraries version 4.
It is not available on the Windows platform.

Example

To find a free (unused) UID in the range 3000…3999:

dk-uid 3000 3999