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Markus Armbruster writes ("Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 7/8] os-posix: Provide new -runasid option"):
> The last thing the QEMU command line needs is more exotic options.  Are
> you sure we need a new one here?  Can we make existing -runas serve?
> Precedence: Coreutils[*].  Pseudo-code:
> 
>     if argument is a decimal number starting with '+':
>         user ID
>     else if argument is a valid user name:
>         user name
>     else if argument is a valid user ID:
>         user ID
>     else:
>         error

I can do this.  So -runas <uid>.<gid> then.  I don't think it makes
sense to try to -runas <uid> because: you wouldn't have a username
to pass to initgroups: not calling initgroups would be a bear trap;
and otherwise we wouldn't know what gid to use.

Ian.

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