Bug 82619

Summary: maximum number of users in group
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Rob Malouf <rmalouf>
Component: libcAssignee: Jakub Jelinek <jakub>
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Description Rob Malouf 2003-01-24 01:53:25 UTC
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Description of problem:
There appears to be a maximum number of users which can be a member of a group
in /etc/group.  Once the line for that group gets too long, it (and all the
lines after it in /etc/groups) are ignored. 

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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Create a group with 100 or so members
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Comment 1 Jakub Jelinek 2003-01-26 21:58:02 UTC
Please try rawhide glibc.

Comment 2 Jakub Jelinek 2003-04-10 23:09:19 UTC
An errata has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. 
This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen 
this bug report if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-089.html