[ale] login.c

[Unix Guru Dude]

}On Tue, 7 May 1996, Unix Guru Dude wrote:
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}> }I also need to allow my usernames to be more than 8 characters.  As I =
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}> Well, I suspect that other programs that access the passwd file, such as
}> passwd, are expecting the maximum 8 characters.  I suspect you may have
}> to modify ALL programs that access the /etc/passwd file...
}
}I forget exactly when, but a few months ago in Linux Journal there was a 
}security article, by AEllen Frisch, who wrote the O'Rielly Unix Security 
}book that recommended changing passwords to 16 characters.  There was a 
}simple patch available, but she didn't mention needing to modify other 
}programs.  I can look it up if anyone is interested.
}
}Todd SanMillan

Well I think he wants to change length of the id not the password.  But I
would think you would run into the same problem.  I would like to see the
article though.  Boy won't that piss off a lot of users, 16 character
passwords.....

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