Re: limit of users on aix 4.3.3

From: ariec (arieco_at_clalit.org.il)
Date: 11/30/03 

Date: 30 Nov 2003 05:52:38 -0800

Jose Pina Coelho <eresquigal@netcabo.pt> wrote in message news:<3fc8f642$0$24698$a729d347@news.telepac.pt>...
> arieco@clalit.org.il (ariec) wrote in
> news:92a38cf5.0311270643.14169c73@posting.google.com:
> > i'm working on aix 4.3.3 . now the situation is that i've 7100 users
> > defined on this machine.
> > i can't add more users .
> > when i add one user , 7101 , nobody of all the users who defined can't
> > login to this machine . only when i restore the file /etc/group ,
> > users can loged to the machine .
> There is no limit on the number of users.
>
> There is a limit on the number of users on a group. IIRC, the line in
> /etc/group cannot exceed 32k.
>
> > do any one have an any idea to resolve this problem ?
> Use multiple groups.

hello again ,

thanks for all the offers but i'ev try all of the offers and the
problem is still "live" .

i'ev defined 4 groups : users , users1 , users2 , users3 and i can not
add more users !!
what can i do to resolve this problem.

this is an example of an error from smiity whan i'm add a users :

3004-721 Could not create user.
3004-703 Check "/usr/lib/security/mkuser.sys" file.
3004-696 Error removing "hfmrp448".

need more ideas

thanks

ariec

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