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Re: Setting maximum password length...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Statux)
Wed Oct 28 17:29:57 1998
Reply-To: "Statux" <statux@bigfoot.com>
From: "Statux" <statux@bigfoot.com>
To: <redhat-list@redhat.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 17:27:50 -0500
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I have a couple 9 char passwords under Linux... Why use 12 chars.. you don't
need that many. A password can contain what... figure out how many password
possibilities you can have with 8 characters... passwords should be too long
anyway
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-----Original Message-----
From: Richmond, Jeff <richmond@sharplabs.com>
To: 'redhat-list@redhat.com' <redhat-list@redhat.com>
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 4:39 PM
Subject: Setting maximum password length...
>All,
>
>Is there a way to up the maximum password limit past 8 characters? I have a
>department that has some 12 character passwords that they would like to
use.
>
>Thanks,
>--------------------------------------------
>Jeff Richmond - MCP, CCSA
>Systems Administrator
>Sharp Labs of America
>5750 NW Pacific Rim Blvd.
>Camas, Washington 98607
>(360) 817-8463 Phone
>(360) 817-8436 Fax
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