Change default userId because of Debian 13 changes#388
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Updates the fallback user ID used in the Castor Docker context from 1000 to 999 when the current user ID cannot be determined or is invalid (e.g. running as root).
Motivation
On Debian (and many Linux systems), UIDs 1000 and above are reserved for regular (“normal”) users. UIDs below 1000 are typically used for system users. Using 1000 for a system/container user triggers a warning on Debian because it overlaps with the range intended for human users.
Using 999 keeps the fallback in the system-user range and avoids that warning while remaining a safe, non-root value.
Here is the output with Debian 13 when using user ID 1000