Subject: Re: password lengths...
From: Steven Karel (karelsf@brandeis.edu)
Date: Fri Oct 06 2000 - 10:59:17 EDT
> > So sorry, but you are wrong. If you are using a recent linux installation
> > with MD5 passwords, and you are using DHX, you can have passwords more
> > than 8 characters.
> >
> Steve,
>
> Alex was referring specifically to the interface on the Macintosh side. Sit
> at any Macintosh and and bring up the Chooser to log on and you cannot type
> any more than 8 characters in the password field. If you can never type more
> than 8 characters on the Mac side, then having a password LONGER than 8
> chars on the Unix side will effectively render you unable to login into your
> Unix box!
>
> C.
>
Crystal (&al)
What Alex said IS true for older macs. It is NOT true if you use DHX on
newer AppleShare clients (use 3.8.6 and connect to a server offering DHX
login). True, the field for the password is 8 characters wide, and you
won't SEE a result of typing more than 8 characters. however, you can type
as many characters as you want into that field, and they ARE significant.
I should know -- my password on my favorite linux desktop is nine
characters long. Typing the first 8 in the AppleShare dialog box doesn't
work; typing the ninth character does.
steven
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