Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 23:32:46 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 295428] Installer: root password truncates to 32 characters Message-ID: <bug-295428-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=295428 Bug ID: 295428 Summary: Installer: root password truncates to 32 characters Product: Base System Version: 16.0-CURRENT Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Only Me Priority: --- Component: bin Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: dteske@FreeBSD.org After the OS is installed, you are asked to set a root password. In 16.0-CURRENT, as you start typing the password, it fills up the field and when the entire field is filled with asterisks, and you keep typing, it is non-obvious that additional input beyond 32 characters is being ignored. To the best of my knowledge, 14.4-STABLE, which uses old dialog, does not suffer this problem. I was quite astonished when I could not log into my machine after having attempted to set a password for root that exceeded 32 chars. I was doubly astonished when I was able to log in after typing only the first 32 characters of the password and pressing ENTER -- because the installer gave zero indication that it was truncated (neither visually during entry nor in the dialog prompt nor in the aftermath of having set a truncated password). -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.home | help
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