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SUBUID(5)		 File Formats and Conversions		     SUBUID(5)

NAME
       subuid - the subordinate uid file

DESCRIPTION
       Each line in /etc/subuid contains a user id and a range of suboridinate
       user ids that user is allowed to use. This is specified with three
       fields delimited by colons (“:”). These fields are:

       ·   login name

       ·   numerical subordinate user ID

       ·   numerical subordinate user ID count

       This file specifies the user IDs to be that each user may use with the
       newuidmap command that ordinary users can use to configure uid mapping
       in a user namespace.

       Multiple ranges may be specified per user ID.

FILES
       /etc/subuid
	   Per user subordinate user IDs.

       /etc/subuid-
	   Backup file for /etc/subuid.

SEE ALSO
       subgid(5), login.defs(5), newuidmap(1), newgidmap(1), usermod(8),

shadow-utils 4.1.5.1		  02/17/2014			     SUBUID(5)
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