useradd exit with "File size limit exceeded" if uid is too large

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Issue

  • When executing useradd to add a user with large uid, useradd exit with "File size limit exceeded".
~]# useradd -u 200002988 -m testuser
~]# File size limit exceeded (core dumped)

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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