Number of Groups allowed

You can configure and retrieve the Number of Groups allowed value for AIX® 7.1. It defines the Number of Groups that users can be members of.

The default value for the Number of Groups allowed is 128. It can be tuned in the range of 128 and 2048. The Number of Groups allowed is specified with the v_ngroups_allowed system configuration parameter for the sys0 device. You can change or retrieve the v_ngroups_allowed parameter value from the kernel or ODM database. The parameter value in the kernel is used by the system while running. The parameter value in the ODM database is effective after the system is restarted.