From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 16 17:02:56 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0AB4316A419 for ; Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:02:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: from wjv.com (fl-65-40-24-38.sta.embarqhsd.net [65.40.24.38]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AA7DA13C4E7 for ; Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:02:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: from bilver.wjv.com (localhost.wjv.com [127.0.0.1]) by wjv.com (8.14.2/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m0GH2qrA071928 for ; Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:02:52 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: (from bv@localhost) by bilver.wjv.com (8.14.2/8.13.1/Submit) id m0GH2lJY071927 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:02:47 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from bv) Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:02:47 -0500 From: Bill Vermillion To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20080116170247.GB71078@wjv.com> References: <20080116120019.6796316A47E@hub.freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080116120019.6796316A47E@hub.freebsd.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Organization: W.J.Vermillion / Orlando - Winter Park ReplyTo: bv@wjv.com X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on bilver.wjv.com Subject: Re: Limit on number of groups a user can join X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: bv@wjv.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:02:56 -0000 Even though on Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 12:00 freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org realized that everything he says should be taken 'cum grano salis', he unhesitatingly continued with this missive: > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:13:04 -0800 > From: Chuck Swiger > Subject: Re: Limit on number of groups a user can join > On Jan 15, 2008, at 3:01 PM, Andrea Venturoli wrote: > > I made some tries removing him from other groups and I got to > > the conclusion that it works as long as he is in no more than > > 15 groups, but breaks when he join the 16th. Is this an hard > > limit? Can it be extended? Why this? > This limit is somewhat historical but cannot easily be changed > because this max # is hard-coded into the NFS protocol, which > needs to describe which groups a user belongs to. If you're not > using NFS, you might try changing the declaration of KI_NGROUPS > in /usr/src/sys/ user.h and build a new kernel, I believe.... > -Chuck I don't know if this will work in FreeBSD as I don't have anyone in that many gruops. I did run across this limit in a commercail System V a few years back.. As I recall I added another line to the group file using the same group number and that fixed that problem. It may be worth a try. Bill -- Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com