Re: sysinst username length limit

[Hauke Fath <hauke%Espresso.Rhein-Neckar.DE@localhost>]

On Wed, 3 Apr 2024 07:50:33 +0200, Martin Husemann wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 03, 2024 at 05:34:21AM +0000, Charlotte Koch wrote:
>> 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.
> 
> The limit still exists if you use NIS to manage passwords.

It does? My YP master says

% awk -F: '{ if (length($1) > 8) { print $1 }}' < /etc/passwd | wc -l
      18
%

The linux and freebsd clients seem to be fine with that.

I don't use {passwd,group}_compat, though.

Cheerio,
Hauke

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