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Subject: Re: auth sys and 16 group limit for NFS
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On 02/10/2015 00:51, aurfalien wrote:
> Hi,
>
> First, excuse me if this is not posted on the right list.
>
> I’ve been hitting this limit for a few years now, working around it
> by simply managing LDAP group membership.  But was curious if the
> only way to fix is moving to kerberos for auth?
>
> Some sites say its no longer an issue in FreeBSD 9/later and newer
> Linux kernels of the same vintage.
>
> But I am still hitting it.
>
> Curious of the community has some words of wisdom etc…

The limit is part of the RFC specification of NFS for versions < 4. I 
think the usual advice is "use NFSv4" if you need more than 16 groups. I 
have no personal experience with NFSv4 though.

>
> Thanks in advance,
> - aurf
>
> "Janitorial Services"

:-)


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