diff --git a/lam/lib/modules/posixAccount.inc b/lam/lib/modules/posixAccount.inc
index 188e9174..eea1d284 100644
--- a/lam/lib/modules/posixAccount.inc
+++ b/lam/lib/modules/posixAccount.inc
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ class posixAccount extends baseModule {
 		if (isset($this->attributes['uidNumber'][0])) $uidNumber = $this->attributes['uidNumber'][0];
 		$return[] = array(
 			array('kind' => 'text', 'text' => _('UID number').'*'),
-			array('kind' => 'input', 'name' => 'uidNumber', 'type' => 'text', 'size' => '6', 'maxlength' => '6', 'value' => $uidNumber),
+			array('kind' => 'input', 'name' => 'uidNumber', 'type' => 'text', 'size' => '30', 'maxlength' => '20', 'value' => $uidNumber),
 			array('kind' => 'help', 'value' => 'uidNumber'));
 		$gecos = '';
 		if (isset($this->attributes['gecos'][0])) $gecos = $this->attributes['gecos'][0];
diff --git a/lam/lib/modules/posixGroup.inc b/lam/lib/modules/posixGroup.inc
index 1a7439c8..1214bfd2 100644
--- a/lam/lib/modules/posixGroup.inc
+++ b/lam/lib/modules/posixGroup.inc
@@ -154,11 +154,11 @@ class posixGroup extends baseModule {
 	function display_html_attributes() {
 		$return[] = array(
 			0 => array('kind' => 'text', 'text' => _("Group name").'*'),
-			1 => array('kind' => 'input', 'name' => 'cn', 'type' => 'text', 'size' => '20', 'maxlength' => '20', 'value' => $this->attributes['cn'][0]),
+			1 => array('kind' => 'input', 'name' => 'cn', 'type' => 'text', 'size' => '30', 'maxlength' => '30', 'value' => $this->attributes['cn'][0]),
 			2 => array('kind' => 'help', 'value' => 'cn'));
 		$return[] = array(
 			0 => array('kind' => 'text', 'text' => _('GID number').'*'),
-			1 => array('kind' => 'input', 'name' => 'gidNumber', 'type' => 'text', 'size' => '6', 'maxlength' => '6', 'value' => $this->attributes['gidNumber'][0]),
+			1 => array('kind' => 'input', 'name' => 'gidNumber', 'type' => 'text', 'size' => '30', 'maxlength' => '20', 'value' => $this->attributes['gidNumber'][0]),
 			2 => array('kind' => 'help', 'value' => 'gidNumber'));
 		$return[] = array(
 			0 => array('kind' => 'text', 'text' => _('Description')),