Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 10:15:48 -0600 From: netboss@cyberport.net To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: User name length Message-ID: <5.1.1.6.2.20021020101105.03c87ac0@mail.cyberport.net>
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The most recent releases of FreeBSD appear to support user names of up to 16 characters. However, the documentation and man pages are confusing on the issue. In some places reference is made to 16 character user names, in others it is implied or outright stated that the limit is 8 characters. Can anyone shed some light on this matter? Is is safe to use 16 character user names? Do all of the utilities and/or ports support the longer user names? Are there caveats associated with using 16 character user names? Any input will be appreciated. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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