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sysinst username length limit



Hola gang,

When sysinst(8) invites the user to create a new user account, it
alludes to a username limitation of 8 characters. The exact wording for
this was recently changed in the English case, to avoid potential
confusion. But I suggest we can avoid all confusion by removing mention
of any maximums outright.

The 8 character limit is probably some historical thing, and besides,
it's completely bogus. I create accounts called 'charlotte' (9 chars)
all the time, with and without sysinst.

What do we think of the attached patch?

Charlotte
Index: msg.mi.de
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RCS file: /cvsroot/src/usr.sbin/sysinst/msg.mi.de,v
retrieving revision 1.45
diff -b -u -r1.45 msg.mi.de
--- msg.mi.de	31 Oct 2023 14:05:11 -0000	1.45
+++ msg.mi.de	3 Apr 2024 05:20:28 -0000
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@
 message cantsave {�derungen k�n nicht gespeichert werden.}
 message noroot {Fortsetzen unm�ch, da keine Root-Partition definiert ist\n}
 
-message addusername {Benutzername (maximal 8 Zeichen)}
+message addusername {Benutzername}
 message addusertowheel {Diesen Benutzer der Gruppe 'wheel' hinzuf�
 
 message Delete_partition
Index: msg.mi.en
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RCS file: /cvsroot/src/usr.sbin/sysinst/msg.mi.en,v
retrieving revision 1.48
diff -b -u -r1.48 msg.mi.en
--- msg.mi.en	21 Mar 2024 02:24:35 -0000	1.48
+++ msg.mi.en	3 Apr 2024 05:20:29 -0000
@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@
 message cantsave {Changes cannot be saved.}
 message noroot {No root partition defined.  Cannot continue\n}
 
-message addusername {Username to add (maximum 8 characters)}
+message addusername {Username to add}
 message addusertowheel {Do you wish to add this user to group wheel?}
 
 message Delete_partition
Index: msg.mi.es
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RCS file: /cvsroot/src/usr.sbin/sysinst/msg.mi.es,v
retrieving revision 1.40
diff -b -u -r1.40 msg.mi.es
--- msg.mi.es	31 Oct 2023 14:03:33 -0000	1.40
+++ msg.mi.es	3 Apr 2024 05:20:29 -0000
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@
 message cantsave {Los cambios no se pueden guardar.}
 message noroot {No hay una partici�a�definida, no puede continuar \n}
 
-message addusername {8 character username to add}
+message addusername {Nombre de usuario}
 message addusertowheel {Do you wish to add this user to group wheel?}
 message Delete_partition
 {Borrar partici�Index: msg.mi.fr
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RCS file: /cvsroot/src/usr.sbin/sysinst/msg.mi.fr,v
retrieving revision 1.45
diff -b -u -r1.45 msg.mi.fr
--- msg.mi.fr	31 Oct 2023 14:03:33 -0000	1.45
+++ msg.mi.fr	3 Apr 2024 05:20:30 -0000
@@ -1307,7 +1307,7 @@
 message cantsave {Aucune modification ne peut �e sauv�
 message noroot {Aucune partition racine d�ni, ne peut pas continuer \n continue\n}
 
-message addusername {Nom d'utilisateur (8 caract�s)}
+message addusername {Nom d'utilisateur}
 message addusertowheel {Ajouter cet utilisateur au groupe "wheel" ?}
 message Delete_partition
 {Supprimer la partition}
Index: msg.mi.pl
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RCS file: /cvsroot/src/usr.sbin/sysinst/msg.mi.pl,v
retrieving revision 1.46
diff -b -u -r1.46 msg.mi.pl
--- msg.mi.pl	31 Oct 2023 14:03:33 -0000	1.46
+++ msg.mi.pl	3 Apr 2024 05:20:30 -0000
@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@
 message cantsave {Zmiany nie moga byc zapisane.}
 message noroot {Brak zedfiniowanej partycji /. Nie mozna kontynuowac.\n}
 
-message addusername {Nazwa nowego uzytkownika (8 zn.)}
+message addusername {Nazwa nowego uzytkownika}
 message addusertowheel {Chcesz dodac tego uzytkownika do grupy wheel?}
 message Delete_partition
 {Usun partycje}


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