On Mon, Jul 22, 2002 at 08:49:47PM +0530, Hareesh Haridas wrote: > > A small doubt: What is the maximum number of users that a Linux > system can support ? A google search gave results saying that > some systems limit the maximum value to that of a 16-bit un- > signed integer - 65535. But i have read that Linux supports > millions of users. Is this true and what are the factors which > affect the max. no of users (like hardware etc)? >
See LOST #123 below. Bish -- : ####[ Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]########################### Sub : Limits for UID LOST #123 FYI, the number of UIDs a Linux system can take is fixed. This is kernel dependent. Kernels before 2.4 used a 16 bit UID and therefore a max of 65536 users. Kernel 2.4 uses 32 bit UID viz upto 4 billion users. Which computer would have that many ? ####<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>#################################### : ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
