> can anybody tell me tha maximum number of users that can be created on > debian linux if there i sany such limit. Well under the 2.4 kernel, the maximum number of users and groups seems to be a mere 4.2 billion, if Joe Pranevich is to be believed: http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-01-05-007-04-NW-LF-KN Jim