What are the maximum UID and GID values in Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

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Issue

  • What are the maximum length of UID and GID numbers in Red Hat Enterprise Linux ?
  • What are the data types of uid_t and gid_t

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8

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