From: "Jens Knoell" <jens@surefoot.com>
To: linux-admin@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: password length
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 09:21:21 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <004e01c3fbbb$67c20310$6f00000a@jenswin2k> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 200402251641.18029.fluca1978@virgilio.it
Luca Ferrari wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm trying to use password longer than 8 characters, so i set up my
> login.defs file with a PASS_MAX_LEN of 18 characters, but the system
> does not recognize the modification, and thus I can still log in with
> a 8 char password. How to solve the problem?
Sounds like your system still uses crypt passwords... which kinda makes it a
really old system :)
I'd recommend a system update.
Jens
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-02-25 16:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-02-25 15:41 password length Luca Ferrari
2004-02-25 16:21 ` Jens Knoell [this message]
2004-02-25 16:23 ` Emiliano Castagnari
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