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Subject: Re: Username and password limits
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Anthony Atkielski wrote:

>Sean Murphy writes:
>
>SM> We would like to use first initial last name for usernames on FreeBSD.
>SM> I am use to Solaris which is normally eight and if you have a long 
>SM> password on Solaris it doesn't care what you type after 6 characters.
>
>Solaris uses only six-character passwords?  I guess it cannot claim to
>be secure, in that case.
>
>  
>
Sorry eight for password as well.
Does any know the limits for FreeBSD?