> >> This project proposes changing the maximum value for NGROUPS_MAX
> >> from 32 to 1024 by changing the definition of NGROUPS_UMAX from 32
> >> to 1024.
> >
> >> NGROUPS_MAX as defined by different Unix versions are as follows
> >> (http://www.j3e.de/ngroups.html):
> >>
> >> Linux Kernel >= 2.6.3 65536
> >
> > Just a note: a (possibly future) change above INT16_MAX
> > will require fixing ON audit code that assumes the
> > maximum number of groups is a "short" -- this would need
> > to be changed to "ushort".
>
> I found that bit of code; more is needed, specifically adding so much
> data to a cred without using it.
Probably off topic, so let's take it off line if there's more
to discuss. I was referring to au_to_groups() in the kernel
and au_to_newgroups() in userland.
Gary..
