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From: Wolfram Schneider <wosch@campa.panke.de>
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To: Tushar Patel <tushar@ecpi.com>
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Subject: Login name longer then 8 character?
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Please read the mailing list archive http://www.freebsd.org/search.html
lists -questions and -hackers, keywords 'adduser', 'username', 'terry'
(e.g. 'adduser AND terry').

In short words: DO NOT USE USER LOGIN NAMES LARGER THAN 8 CHARACTERS.

Wolfram


>How can I setup user login name larger than 8 characters?
> "adduser" script does not allow me to enter a name larger
>than 8 characters. What do I need to do to incorporate names
>larger than 8 characters.
>
>Do I need to do anything in the sendmail?
>
>Please help.
>
>Thanks
>Tushar
>
>