[Bug 1293618] [NEW] wishlist name to unique id

[jahst]

Public bug reported:

Give added users a unique ID rather than an ID based on the order they
are added.

Scenario - 
Ubuntu is installed on lots of PCs in my family.
In my house, I might be user 1002
If I add myself as a user to a PC at my wifes families house, I might be user 1007.
If I add myself to a PC as my families house, I might be user  1005.
Now files that have my flash drive have all sorts of permissions issues,
and files I thought were secure (ID = 1002) might be accessible by other people. (nephew, etc)

Solution -
generate a unique ID based on the user name.
see attached file for example: 

NOTE: OPEN and READ before use.
Some settings are customizable.

I'm sure there is a better way to do this, but this works for me.

** Affects: adduser (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: adduser unique-id wishlist

** Attachment added: "name2uniqueid.txt"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1293618/+attachment/4028546/+files/name2uniqueid.txt

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Title:
  wishlist name to unique id

Status in “adduser” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Give added users a unique ID rather than an ID based on the order they
  are added.

  Scenario - 
  Ubuntu is installed on lots of PCs in my family.
  In my house, I might be user 1002
  If I add myself as a user to a PC at my wifes families house, I might be user 1007.
  If I add myself to a PC as my families house, I might be user  1005.
  Now files that have my flash drive have all sorts of permissions issues,
  and files I thought were secure (ID = 1002) might be accessible by other people. (nephew, etc)

  Solution -
  generate a unique ID based on the user name.
  see attached file for example: 

  NOTE: OPEN and READ before use.
  Some settings are customizable.

  I'm sure there is a better way to do this, but this works for me.

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