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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!vic.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!gatech!news.mathworks.com!uunet!in2.uu.net!dobie.loop.net!news From: cassy@loop.com (Cassandra M. Perkins) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Username character limitation in passwd file. Date: 20 Jul 1996 10:20:25 GMT Organization: The Loop Internet Switch Co., LLC Lines: 7 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4sqbt9$3gd@jerry.loop.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: elektra.loop.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.7 Does anyone know if the limitation of 7 characters for the username in the passwd file can be modified. If so, please drop me a line. Thank you, Cassandra