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Date:      Sat, 20 May 1995 14:54:09 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Robert Burns <procecorjb@Vir.com>
To:        questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   MAXIMUM user name length?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.950520144741.1223A-100000@zeta>

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What is the limitation in a user name length?
Adduser and vipw allow me to enter a user name of 10 chars
but it is not recognized by either the chpass command or the
login prompt.  When I reduce the length to 8 characters, everthing
is ok. Is this a limitation? Can it be changed?

Robert Burns (procecorjb@vir.com)
mtl., ca.




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