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Date:      Mon, 7 Oct 1996 08:52:41 -0700 (MST)
From:      Don Yuniskis <dgy@rtd.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freefall.FreeBSD.org (FreeBSD questions)
Subject:   Re: User name length limit increase
Message-ID:  <199610071552.IAA04973@seagull.rtd.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.91.961007093544.15003G-100000@mercury.jorsm.com> from "Jeff.Lynch-JORSM.Internet" at Oct 7, 96 09:37:24 am

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It seems that Jeff.Lynch-JORSM.Internet said:
> 
> On Mon, 7 Oct 1996, Jos Vissers wrote:
> 
> > Can somebody please explain how to increase the user login name length
> > limit. I would expect this to be some systemwide setting or at
> 
> DON'T DO IT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. Too much legacy code
> out there won't work if you do. Keep this huge can of worms
> closed.

This seems a frequent enough subject that it might deserve a 
section in the FAQ...

-don



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