SUMMARY: netgroup/NIS problems

From: John Paul O'Brien (john@orcrest.nova.edu)
Date: Fri Jul 31 1992 - 15:25:39 CDT


The answer is there is a section in the dbm BUGS section stating that
there is a limit to the size of a dbm record at 1024 bytes.

The way around it with netgroups is to have many smaller aliases and then
to chain them together.

Thanks to all who replied:

Koper.Jamgocyan@rcvie.co.at (Koper Jamgocyan)
seeger@thedon.cis.ufl.edu (F. L. Charles Seeger III) [Hey Chuck! I need a dog night!]
exuksm@exu.ericsson.se (Karl Morgan)
pjw@math30.sma.usna.navy.MIL (Peter J. Welcher)
dcornwel@ccel.mitre.org (Donna Cornwell)
matt@wbst845e.xerox.com (Matt Goheen)
trinkle@cs.purdue.edu (Daniel Trinkle)
mdl@cypress.com (J. Matt Landrum)
phil@pex.eecs.nwu.edu (William LeFebvre) [and Hey Bill! How's your pen laser?]

-- 
John Paul O'Brien, Manager of Network Services and Distributed Systems
Nova University, Network Services and Distributed Systems
3301 College Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. 33314	Phone: (305) 475-7633
Internet: john@solar.nova.edu



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