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Bug 759274

Summary: glibc limits max members in unix group to 126
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Reporter: jas
Component: glibcAssignee: Jeff Law <law>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: qe-baseos-tools-bugs
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Version: 6.1CC: fweimer, mfranc
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Description jas 2011-12-01 20:36:10 UTC
Description of problem:

glibc limits max members in unix group to 126 - didn't used to.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

glibc-2.12-1.25.el6_1.3.x86_64 

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a unix group with more than 126 members
2. Use "groups <user in group>" -- user won't be in group
3. Ensure number of users in group is 126.
4. Use "groups <user in group>" - user will be in group.

Expected results:

significantly higher than 126 user limit per group.

Additional info:

Try with glibc glibc-2.12-1.7.el6.x86_64 (original RHEL6 glibc) - does not have the problem which is what leads me to believe it's a bug.

Comment 2 Jeff Law 2011-12-08 05:51:22 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 739971 ***