Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 586861
maximum size of groupname, username is 31 characters
Last modified: 2011-01-13 18:28:03 EST
Description of problem: groupadd doesn't accept group name with 32 characters (maximum is 31) Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): shadow-utils-4.0.17-15.el5.x86_64 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: .qa.[root@x86-64-5s-m1 ~]# echo -n "zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz" | wc -c 32 .qa.[root@x86-64-5s-m1 ~]# groupadd zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz groupadd: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz is not a valid group name Actual results: error: invalid group name Expected results: groupadd successful Additional info:
Created attachment 435265 [details] adjusted goodname patch man page fix will be needed too.
Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team. New Contents: Previously, the maximum number of character for username and groupname was limited to 31. With this update Maximum size of username and groupname is set to 32 characters.
An advisory 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 therefore 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/RHBA-2011-0094.html