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Date:      Wed, 7 Apr 1999 04:57:38 -0300 (EST)
From:      Aldrin L <aldrin@americasnet.com>
To:        "Paul D. Schmidt" <pds@uberhacker.org>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: /etc/passwd limits
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9904070456270.289-100000@athome.logicStudios.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9904061659530.22560-100000@uberhacker.org>

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On Tue, 6 Apr 1999, Paul D. Schmidt wrote:

> thanks :)

	Just a small mistake: FreeBSD, among other unixen, tries to limit
the userid to 8 chars. I don't know where this restriction came from, but
i think you should obey.

	Linux doesn't have. But linux is not unix. :]

	done, Aldrin Leal <aldrin@americasnet.com>



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