On Sun, 28 Aug 2005, Sylvain Beucler wrote: [..] > Incidentally 'id' is also limited to 32 > users. sysconf(_SC_NGROUPS_MAX) also returns 32. > > stable's /usr/include/linux/limits.h has NGROUPS_MAX set to 32. In > testing and unstable it is set to 65536. > > > The usermod limitation happens in stable and testing (tested with > their respective default kernel), but not in unstable (tested with the > testing kernel - all tested kernels having ngroups_max=65536). > > Basically we have a kernel without the limitation, but the executables > have the limitation, which was probably set at compile time. > > Do you know what's the origin of the limitation, and how it could be > fixed to match the default kernel's?
shadow tools uses limits sucked from sysconf(_SC_NGROUPS_MAX) and all code are rewrited for use dynamic limit number of groups. If this functions return inccorect value compare with output of "sysctl kernel.ngroups_max" this mean this is glibc bug (sysconf() it is glibc part). kloczek -- ----------------------------------------------------------- *Ludzie nie mają problemów, tylko sobie sami je stwarzają* ----------------------------------------------------------- Tomasz Kłoczko, sys adm @zie.pg.gda.pl|*e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
