Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 21:31:10 -0500 From: David Loszewski <stealth215@attbi.com> To: netboss@cyberport.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: User name length Message-ID: <3DB366EE.2050207@attbi.com> In-Reply-To: <5.1.1.6.2.20021020192629.03e69d78@mail.cyberport.net> References: <5.1.1.6.2.20021020192629.03e69d78@mail.cyberport.net>
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16 character names is and has been the limit. 8 characters is playing it safe, where there may be some programs that won't accept more than that but I believe it is only the older programs that you will find a problem with that. For and program that is current 16 characters should be no problem. Dave netboss@cyberport.net wrote: > The most recent releases of FreeBSD appear to support user names of up > to 16 characters. However, the documentation and man pages are > confusing on the issue. In some places reference is made to 16 > character user names, in others it is implied or outright stated that > the limit is 8 characters. Can anyone shed some light on this matter? > > Is is safe to use 16 character user names? Do all of the utilities > and/or ports support the longer user names? Are there caveats > associated with using 16 character user names? > > Any input will be appreciated. > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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