Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 19:19:09 -0500 (EST) From: Mike Fahey <mfahey@enter.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: max length of name field in /etc/passwd Message-ID: <20021216191727.O31904-100000@fahey.enter.net>
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Quick question.
What is the max length of the name field for an entry in /etc/passwd?
If the name is too long, /usr/sbin/pwd_mkdb will fail with an error so i
need to know how long it can be.
Thanks in advance.
With best regards,
Mike Fahey - Systems Administration
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