Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 16:05:41 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: Veaceslav Revutchi <sl@dnt.md> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: uid > 65535 Message-ID: <15826.945785141@axl.noc.iafrica.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 21 Dec 1999 15:59:58 %2B0200." <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912211557240.37628-100000@zeus.dnt.md>
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On Tue, 21 Dec 1999 15:59:58 +0200, Veaceslav Revutchi wrote: > I was wondering what happens if the userbase grows beyond the maximum > allowed uid. Is there a way to have more then 65535 users on a system? In modern versions of FreeBSD, the maximum UID is well above 65535. However, large IDs may cause problems with software that makes assumptions about the storage size of uid_t and gid_t. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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