Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 15:03:33 GMT From: James Raynard <fqueries@jraynard.demon.co.uk> To: malvin@webquest.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: login name Message-ID: <199605251503.PAA10452@jraynard.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <31A6CF6D.1021@webquest.com> (malvin@webquest.com)
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> 1. Does FreeBSD allows us to override the maximum of 8 characters login
> name? If yes, how?
Edit the line in /usr/src/include/utmp.h that says
#define UT_NAMESIZE 8
and do 'make world' in /usr/src
> 2. Is it possible to use a combination of upper or lower case as your
> login name? If yes, how and how do you send mail to them?
Possible, but not a good idea. From passwd(5):-
The login name must never begin with a hyphen (``-''); also, it is
strongly suggested that neither upper-case characters or dots (``.'') be
part of the name, as this tends to confuse mailers.
--
James Raynard, Edinburgh, Scotland
jraynard@dial.pipex.com
james@jraynard.demon.co.uk
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