+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #586861 +++ 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:
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shadow-utils-4.0.3-66.el4_8.3
*** Bug 668431 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
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