Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:00:07 -0600 From: Eric Anderson <anderson@freebsd.org> To: Kostik Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /etc/group limits (REAL limits) Message-ID: <45C9DB67.50602@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20070207134421.GF3304@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua> References: <45C95C04.6060402@centtech.com> <20070207120948.N31858@mp2.macomnet.net> <20070207134421.GF3304@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua>
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On 02/07/07 07:44, Kostik Belousov wrote: > On Wed, Feb 07, 2007 at 12:17:51PM +0300, Maxim Konovalov wrote: >> On Tue, 6 Feb 2007, 22:56-0600, Eric Anderson wrote: >> >>> On one of my boxes where I have a decent amount of (less than 50) >>> users in a few groups, I finally hit the limit. Not 1024 bytes >>> though (that I know of). When that happens though, it is sooner than >>> expected, and tools (like 'id') seg fault (and core dump). >>> >>> I have a sample group, and it appears to be hitting the byte limit. >>> If I add a single additional character to the group, it will break >>> things. >>> It appears to be a combination of multiple groups. >>> >>> Can someone with some experience in this area comment? I can send >>> the group file itself if needed. >>> >>> This box is 6.2-PRERELEASE from about mid-September. I have also >>> seen some issues on amd64, which I went through some debugging with >>> Konstantin Belousov back in November (cc'ed). >> Make sure you have rev. 1.32.8.3 of lib/libc/gen/getgrent.c. > > It was very strange thing with buggy code generated by compiler. I tracked it > down to exact assembler instruction missed in Mr. Anderson' instance of > libc.so. After that, conversation stopped. Sorry about that Kostik, the last message was for me to try a newer libc.so.6. If I recall, I tried that too. I'm not sure what else you wanted me to try. If you have more ideas, I'm all ears. Eric
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