Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 13:47:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Tom <tom@uniserve.com> To: "Michael V. Harding" <mvh@netcom.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Longer passwords in 2.2.5 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970920134646.22771F-100000@shell.uniserve.com> In-Reply-To: <199709201708.KAA26843@netcom1.netcom.com>
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On Sat, 20 Sep 1997, Michael V. Harding wrote: > Let's put these instructions in the handbook, FAQ, O.K.? It would be > nice to know it was there if I need it in the future... > > Also, are there any side effects if I change this on a running system? > Would I need to flush 'wtmp', etc? I have a system with about 100 > e-mail (pop) clients - what would I need to do to make passwords > longer on a live system? Longer passwords? If you use md5 passwords in passwd, they are already pretty long. If you use DES, you are stuck with its limits. > -- Mike Harding > > Tom
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