From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Dec 31 3:33:51 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED9F637B401 for ; Tue, 31 Dec 2002 03:33:50 -0800 (PST) Received: from rhadamanth.submonkey.net (pc1-cdif2-5-cust47.cdif.cable.ntl.com [81.101.150.47]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5326943ED1 for ; Tue, 31 Dec 2002 03:33:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from setantae@submonkey.net) Received: from setantae by rhadamanth.submonkey.net with local (Exim 4.10) id 18TKeb-0001GL-00; Tue, 31 Dec 2002 11:33:49 +0000 Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 11:33:49 +0000 From: Ceri Davies To: Steve Warwick Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Pw - name too long ?? Message-ID: <20021231113349.GD4646@submonkey.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-message-flag: All your linuxconf-configured redhat are belong to us. X-message-flag-attribution: suresh, sdm. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, Dec 30, 2002 at 07:50:33PM -0800, Steve Warwick wrote: > Hi All, > > I am trying to add a user name with the pw command and get the "name too > long" error after 15 or 16 characters. However, I also use Webmin which has > allowed me to use much longer user names. Is there a switch or setting I am > missing? Check the FAQ: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/misc.html#LOGIN-8CHAR Ceri -- In the name of the Soul-Forger, the courageous legions, and the blood! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message