linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.18-rc1] Make group sorting optional in the 2.6.x kernels

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Date:	Wed, 19 Jul 2006 10:02:13 +0200
From:	Frank van Maarseveen <frankvm@...nkvm.com>
To:	Bill Ryder <bryder@...afx.co.nz>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.18-rc1]  Make group sorting optional in the 2.6.x kernels

On Tue, Jul 11, 2006 at 04:26:48PM +1200, Bill Ryder wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> Setting the kernel config option of UNSORTED_SUPPLEMENTAL_GROUPLIST
> will allow the use of setgroups(2) to reorder a supplemental
> group list to work around the NFS AUTH_UNIX 16 group limit. 

FYI,

This problem has been worked around for several years now using
these 2.4.x and 2.6.x patches:

	http://www.frankvm.com/nfs-ngroups/


-- 
Frank
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