Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 23:42:47 -0700 From: Doug Barton <DougB@gorean.org> To: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@flood.ping.uio.no> Cc: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: misc/20985: Cannot create pwd.db with passwd file exceeding 65535 users. Message-ID: <39C31667.7CDCDF4B@gorean.org> References: <200009040920.CAA95199@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote: > > 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. Just FYI, nfs v3 has no problems with UID > 65535. Doug -- "The dead cannot be seduced." - Kai, "Lexx" Do YOU Yahoo!? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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