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Date:      Wed, 15 Oct 1997 18:38:52 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Bill Vermillion <bill@bilver.oau.org>
To:        freeBSD-isp@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: /etc/group limit
Message-ID:  <199710152238.SAA29852@bilver.oau.org>
In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19971015203448.0086a6a0@mail.inba.fr> from Philippe SCHACK at "Oct 15, 97 08:34:48 pm"

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Recently Philippe SCHACK said:
> Hi,

> It seems there is a limit for the maximum length of the /etc/group file of
> 1024 bytes after which the command chgrp answer 'illegal group name'.

> Is there something to change to avoid it ?

You could make another group and just use the same ID number.

I've not had this problem, but that was the solution I have read about.

Bill




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