Since the user ID can be autogenerated, it does not need to be filled out during user add. However, it is immutable, so if the specified uid is incorrect, it will not be changeable later. THe user should be aware of this up front.
fixed in d2d5278
Metadata Update from @admiyo: - Issue assigned to admiyo - Issue set to the milestone: FreeIPA 2.1 - 2011/07
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