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From: Tom Samplonius <tom@uniserve.com>
To: Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit:  src/sys/sys param.h
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On Wed, 4 Dec 1996, Ollivier Robert wrote:

> According to Jordan K. Hubbard:
> >   Bump maximum username length to 16 characters.  This brings us into
> >   line with BSD/OS and Linux's username limits, making transitioning from
> >   either operating system a lot easier than it is now.  I'm currently
> >   running with this change on my system, as are several others, and have
> >   experienced no ill effects.
> 
> Old wtmp/utmp are now invalid right ?

  Doesn't seem that utmp.h was changed, so I guess not.

Tom