[NTLUG:Discuss] Number of groups per user in Linux

[Greg Edwards]

Chris Cox wrote:
> I noticed there is a thread on the solaris newsgroup
> news:comp.unix.solaris
> 
> about the fact that Solaris defaults to a maximum of 16
> groups per user max... but can be tuned to 32, but will
> break in a couple of places.
> 
> The reason I'm posting this is that there was
> a question about this in the Beginnier's Group this
> month about this.
> 
> So.. for *ix portability, 16 sounds like the number
> to assume.
> 

Just wondering how well Linux handles sub-groups?

A sub-group being where username belongs to group A, and group A belongs 
to group B, and group B belongs to group C, etc..  Does the limit apply to 
all groups inclusive, or each group independently?

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