From 333f7ecfa3e040191c66b2b92f6c117ca2cbac1d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 14:50:00 +0200 Subject: Adding upstream version 1:4.8.1. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- man/login.defs.d/MAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP.xml | 57 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 57 insertions(+) create mode 100644 man/login.defs.d/MAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP.xml (limited to 'man/login.defs.d/MAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP.xml') diff --git a/man/login.defs.d/MAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP.xml b/man/login.defs.d/MAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..45975d9 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/login.defs.d/MAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP.xml @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ + + + (number) + + + Maximum members per group entry. When the maximum is reached, a new + group entry (line) is started in /etc/group + (with the same name, same password, and same GID). + + + The default value is 0, meaning that there are no limits in the + number of members in a group. + + + + 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. + + + If you need to enforce such limit, you can use 25. + + + 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. + + + -- cgit v1.2.3