Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 23:10:33 -0700 From: "Crist J. Clark" <cristjc@earthlink.net> To: Lanny Baron <lnb@heretic.cybertouch.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: passwd strangness Message-ID: <20000706231033.C682@dialin-client.earthlink.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007061156340.18822-100000@heretic.cybertouch.org>; from lnb@heretic.cybertouch.org on Thu, Jul 06, 2000 at 11:58:23AM -0400 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007061156340.18822-100000@heretic.cybertouch.org>
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On Thu, Jul 06, 2000 at 11:58:23AM -0400, Lanny Baron wrote: > Hello, > Anyone know why a passwd of say, please!, when entering just please lets > a user gain access to the box? Does the "!" not constitute a valid > character in passwd? No, I do believe a '!' is perfectly fine in a password. However, if you are using DES passwords then, toplease! And, toplease Would match though since only the first 8 characters are used in DES. -- Crist J. Clark cjclark@alum.mit.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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