Date: Mon, 7 Oct 1996 13:03:44 -0400 (EDT) From: "Graydon Hoare ()" <admin@multinet.net> To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: User name length limit increase Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.961007125848.9292G-100000@house.multinet.net> In-Reply-To: <199610071534.SAA02235@final.dystopia.fi>
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On Mon, 7 Oct 1996, Kaj J. Niemi wrote: > > changes sizeof(struct utmp) and sizeof(struct lastlog) which is kinda > > important. > > Even though this _is_ technically possible a lot of programs will go > FUBAR faster than you can say "OOPS" when doing the things mentioned > above - ie. I wouldn't advise you (anybody for that matter) unless > you're _very_ sure of what you're doing and have a deathwish... :-) Hmm... hasn't been my experience. I've been running with 11 char usernames for some time without things blowing up. Now, mind you, it's just a mailbox & kerb. system, but popper, login, kinit, sendmail, bash etc all seem to work OK (after the implicit make-world I did). I've heard warnings about going beyond 12 characters as breaking something, but have never experienced it. Which programs break? This is something a lot of people want -- maybe instead of dire predictions we should just fix it. after all... Windows can do it <g> (restrain flames, I'm as unixey as they next guy) -graydon<admin@multinet.net>
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