Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 16:32:11 -0700 (PDT) From: rdm@cfcl.com To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: misc/4818: usernames are limited to 8 characters Message-ID: <199710202332.QAA28520@hub.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <199710202340.QAA28973@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 4818 >Category: misc >Synopsis: usernames are limited to 8 characters >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Oct 20 16:40:01 PDT 1997 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Rich Morin >Organization: Canta Forda Computer Laboratory >Release: 2.2.1 >Environment: FreeBSD freebie 2.2.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 2.2.1-RELEASE #0: Tue Apr 1 11:51:00 GMT 1997 jkh@whisker.cdrom.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC i386 >Description: FreeBSD does not handle usernames of nine (9) characters or more. For instance, a reference to ~jefraskin fails, even though the password file and home directory both use this name. In addition, "ls -l" truncates the username to eight characters (e.g., jefraski). >How-To-Repeat: Set up an account whose username has 9 or more characters. >Fix: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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