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Date:      Wed, 18 Dec 1996 13:02:56 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Brook Harty <harty@imm.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Increasing user ID to > 8 characters
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.961218130123.421G-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.961216120908.19244A-100000@minimall.imm.com>

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On Mon, 16 Dec 1996, Brook Harty wrote:

> Where can i get some information on these Long Usernames, my linux box 
> comes with this installed.

If you're really hurting for this and the machine you're using isn't
system-critical, consider running -CURRENT which has this support in.  The
trick is finding applications that have a hardwired userlength value and
fixing them.  

Information on obtaining current is in the Handbook.  

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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