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Date:      Mon, 4 Sep 2000 02:20:05 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@flood.ping.uio.no>
To:        freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: misc/20985: Cannot create pwd.db with passwd file exceeding 65535 users.
Message-ID:  <200009040920.CAA95199@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR misc/20985; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@flood.ping.uio.no>
To: lenwilliams@aplus.net
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: misc/20985: Cannot create pwd.db with passwd file exceeding 65535 users.
Date: 04 Sep 2000 11:14:06 +0200

 lenwilliams@aplus.net writes:
 > pwd_mkdb generates the following error upon reaching uid of 65535.
 
 It's just a warning. Some file systems (e.g. NFS) can't handle UIDs
 above 65535.
 
 > Will increasing "maxusers" resolve this?
 
 No.
 
 DES
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 Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@flood.ping.uio.no
 


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