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Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2002 23:39:40 -0400
From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>
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Subject: Re: Max groups at 32?
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Austin Gonyou wrote:

>I'm not sure if this is a Linux capabilities problem, a PAM problem, or
>what, but I've noticed that If I add a user to > 32 groups...that user
>cannot access anything in a directory owned by a group > the 32nd group.
>  
>


Yes.  It's a hardcoded limit that requires a recompile of both the 
kernel and glibc to change.

    Jeff




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