Set Server to NOT reuse UIDs immediately

[Jeff]

We have a problem where when we delete a user and then later create a new user, the new user suddenly owns all the files owned by the deleted user.

Two questions:
Is there a way to automatically re-assign content owned by the deleted user to someone else?
if not, Is there a way to have the server not reuse UIDs, or even just not reuse them for x days, …?

[Detrius]

Instead of deleting the users, you could disable them. This way, the UID is still taken, so creating new users automatically gives them a different UID. Then, a few times a year (or whatever schedule works for you), you can go through and delete the disabled users so they aren’t in your list anymore.

[Jeff]

I appreciate your suggestion, however that doesn’t change the fact that when the users are deleted, their UID will soon be assigned to a new user who suddenly has access to all the old users stuff.

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