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diff --git a/chapter06/shadow.xml b/chapter06/shadow.xml
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@@ -79,7 +79,20 @@ find man -name Makefile.in -exec sed -i 's/groups\.1 / /' {} \;</userinput></scr
<para>Prepare Shadow for compilation:</para>
-<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --sysconfdir=/etc</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --sysconfdir=/etc --with-group-name-max-length=32</userinput></screen>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <title>The meaning of the configure option:</title>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>--with-group-name-max-length=32</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The maximum user name is 32 characters. Make the maximum
+ group name the same.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ </variablelist>
<para>Compile the package:</para>