/etc/group >2048 chars / line issue

[normntwrk]

I have another server to upgrade from 4.3.3 to 5.2 and one of the prerequirements listed for the upgrade is to NOT have any one line in /etc/group over 2048 characters.

This server has 2 lines in /etc/group over 2400 chars .

I also can not vi /etc/group (pg works) as it states "group line too long"


Any ideas?

Norm

 

[Mag0007]

Try splitting the group into smaller groups with the same
gid but with a different name. For example,

orig_group:!:99:aaa,b,c,de,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,no,p
becomes


orig_group1:!:99:aaa,b,c,de,f
orig_group2:!:99:g,h,j,k,l

Hope this helps..

 

[ogniemi]

you can also try to split the group keeping the same gid and name as well