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+<!--
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+<varlistentry>
+ <term><option>MAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP</option> (number)</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Maximum members per group entry. When the maximum is reached, a new
+ group entry (line) is started in <filename>/etc/group</filename>
+ (with the same name, same password, and same GID).
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The default value is 0, meaning that there are no limits in the
+ number of members in a group.
+ </para>
+ <!-- Note: on HP, split groups have the same ID, but different
+ names. -->
+ <para>
+ This feature (split group) permits to limit the length of lines in
+ the group file. This is useful to make sure that lines for NIS
+ groups are not larger than 1024 characters.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If you need to enforce such limit, you can use 25.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Note: split groups may not be supported by all tools (even in the
+ Shadow toolsuite). You should not use this variable unless you really
+ need it.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+</varlistentry>