-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Flight 800 enlightened us with the following gems on 23/10/05 21:22: > Hey everyone, easy questions here. Is the maximum length allowable for > root's passwd still 8 characters? Or any user for that matter? If so, is > that customizable to allow for, say, 12 characters? Thanks. > > - Hunter > as far as I know the max password length is 256 chars (unless this has changed in RHEL4/FC4). For root and all normal users. when was it 8 chars? I have used 12+ char root passwords for several years now. Regards, Stuart - -- Stuart Sears RHCE RHCX /* This is total bullshit: */ linux-2.6.6/drivers/video/sis/init301.c -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD4DBQFDW+nqamPtx1brPQ4RAoH7AJdA+ewMC5WBF8XPy5oEiSoBrgYQAJwIUM48 XdJvbGcbiZq6QKD0lRVJ6Q== =x5E3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list