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     What's the maximum number of users BSDi can support ?

Thanks,
Rob

Quote:>     What's the maximum number of users BSDi can support ?

if you'd like a stab at a real answer you are going to have to pony-up lots
more information, e.g., which version(s) of bsd/os are under consideration,
what sort of hardware budget do you have or want to target, what sorts of
services must it support, how often will each user attempt to make use of
those services, what is the quality of the environmental factors, what is
the quality of the administration and operations staff, &c.

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Quote:> if you'd like a stab at a real answer you are going to have to pony-up lots
> more information, e.g., which version(s) of bsd/os are under consideration,
> what sort of hardware budget do you have or want to target, what sorts of
> services must it support, how often will each user attempt to make use of
> those services, what is the quality of the environmental factors, what is
> the quality of the administration and operations staff, &c.

  "With DIGITAL UNIX Version 4.0D, the maximum number of UIDs and GIDs
   allowed increases from 65,535 (16 bits) to 2,147,483,647 (31 bits).
   Note that this increase does not mean that 2.14 million users can
   simultaneously log into a system"

                 -- Release Notes for Digital UNIX Version 4.0D

I do not know if they ever published an updated version that corrected
the "2.14 million" mistake.

 - Andi

Quote:> in comp.unix.admin i read:
>>     What's the maximum number of users BSDi can support ?
> if i only had a brain: somewhere between 0 and ~32700, if i'm remembering
> the uid limitation on bsd/os from the days when it was called bsdi because
> that's the name of the company that produced it.  if you mean wind river's
> current offering then it's between 0 and ~2 billion.

Quote:> if you'd like a stab at a real answer you are going to have to pony-up lots
> more information, e.g., which version(s) of bsd/os are under consideration,
> what sort of hardware budget do you have or want to target, what sorts of
> services must it support, how often will each user attempt to make use of
> those services, what is the quality of the environmental factors, what is
> the quality of the administration and operations staff, &c.
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> bringing you boring signatures for 17 years

bsdi v1, if i'm remembering correctly, used 16 bit (signed) uid's.

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