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Date:      Fri, 02 Jun 2000 15:32:29 -0500
From:      Corey Wheeler <corey@euriscom.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Password Lengths
Message-ID:  <393819DD.E333D58B@euriscom.com>

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In FBSD 4.0, I've set the minpasswordlen=10:\ in my login.conf and run
the cap_mkdb /etc/login.conf.  I execute the passwd command while being
logged in as myself.  If I type in a new password that is shorter than
the minpasswordlen, it warns me that my new password is too short.  So,
I enter a password of the correct length and confirm that password.
However, when I log out and log back on, I can enter the first 8
characters of my password and it accepts it as being valid.  Is there
something I am missing here.  I simply want to be able to set password
lengths greater than 8 characters.

Thanks in advance
Corey Wheeler



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