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Date:      Tue, 23 May 2006 11:54:01 -0500
From:      Vulpes Velox <v.velox@vvelox.net>
To:        Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: changing kern.ngroups
Message-ID:  <20060523115401.72c0e6f6@vixen42.vulpes>
In-Reply-To: <44730C12.5020102@mac.com>
References:  <20060522231116.00e336b7@vixen42.vulpes> <44730C12.5020102@mac.com>

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On Tue, 23 May 2006 09:20:18 -0400
Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> wrote:

> Vulpes Velox wrote:
> > I am really running across the need to change this to something
> > higher than 16.
> >
> > I was just wondering if there is any specific reason it is set so
> > low and any thing to worry about when bumping it up?
> 
> The limit is historical, but various protocols like NFS have the #
> of groups limit embedded into their specifications.  Trying to
> change this limit may result in odd behavior, such as user accounts
> not being recognized as being in their "primary" group, ie the one
> listed in /etc/passwd....

Cool. Any suggestion on what to do if I do want to change it?



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