[ale] Re: Linux User IDs (fwd)

[Geoffrey Myers]

}Internet Access Ltd. wrote:
}> 
}> We have user ID's with more than 8 characters without any problems.  The
}> logins work fine when used via a dial-up connection with mgetty.  If
}> however, you do have problems and the large ID is just for e-mail
}> purposes, use the aliases file (eg: alias large-email-address at domain.com
}> to user-id).
}> 
}> Daniel
}> Technical Manager
}> Internet Access Ltd.
}> daniel at intac.co.uk
}> 
}> On Wed, 20 Nov 1996, Jon-Michael J. DeBona wrote:
}> 
}> > Quick question:
}> >         Is there any way possible to get past the 8 character limitation
}> > for user IDs on Linux (Slakware 2.0.1)?
}> >         I know it is a weird question, but there is a good reason for
}> > it.
}> > TIA.
}> > ________________________________________________________________________
}> > Jon-Michael J. DeBona
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}It may not be causing a problem but I'd stongly urge you to take a look
}at the login source coed.  When I looked at the one Slackware was using
}it used the value defined in one of the system .h files to allocate a
}static array for use as the user name buffer.

I would agree, I recall a similar issue on SVR3.  I believe there was a
file name limit of 11 characters.  You could create a file with a longer
name and it would show up with things like 'ls,' but only the first 11
would be recognized.  For example  if you created a file with the name:

averylongfilename

then executed:

rm averylongfi

averylongfilename would be removed.  Point is, if you have an ID

averylongidhere

and tried to create another named:

averylongidheretoo

you may have problems.

Purely a guess.  I would certainly take a look at some of the source
code so you know what you're dealing with.

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Geoffrey Myers   geof at abraxis.com

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