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List:       linux-isp
Subject:    Re: Limit on User Accounts
From:       Matthew Hawkins <matt () mail ! goldweb ! com ! au>
Date:       1999-03-07 6:13:34
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On Fri, 05 Mar 1999, Robert W. Canary wrote:

> Is there a limit on the number of accounts one can create on a Linux
> server (RedHat 5.2)?

All Linux systems are limited to the number of uid's that can be held by
a variable of type uid_t.  I think that's 32 bits, but it could be 64 in
2.2 (haven't looked).
However, you may wish, for some services, to use a method of authentication
that does not rely on uid numbers.  This could theoretically give you an
unlimited number of "accounts".

-- 
Matt

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