Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 06:40:00 -0700 (MST) From: Don Yuniskis <dgy@rtd.com> To: branson@widomaker.com (Branson Matheson) Cc: FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Username Length.... Message-ID: <199608151340.GAA18857@seagull.rtd.com> In-Reply-To: <199608151307.JAA03808@garion.hq.ferg.com> from "Branson Matheson" at Aug 15, 96 09:07:35 am
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> Ok.. I figured out how to get the username length to 11 characters. > You have to change in /usr/include/utmp.h: > > #define UT_NAMESIZE 8 > to > #define UT_NAMESIZE 11 > > because in /usr/include/sys/param.h: > > /* MAXLOGNAME should be >= UT_NAMESIZE (see <utmp.h>) */ > #define MAXLOGNAME 12 /* max login name length */ > > and rebuild the clibs and associated programs ( make world gets them > all ). but my question is this... what is the reason for keeping it > at 8 characters?!? I know that there may be problems with ls.. and I > am contemplating patching that.. but what other problems would I > encounter? Because *other* programs assume this also. Consider rebuilding world and all ports, etc. And if your box talks to *other* boxes that *don't* know about your "enhancement", LOSE LOSE... This has been covered *several* times in the past. Check the mailing list archives. --don
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