RE: Max Passwd Length

From: Flight 800 (Flight800_at_comcast.net)
Date: 10/23/05

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Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 16:15:57 -0500

    > 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.

    Yeh you're right, I tested it. Dunno why I didn't just test it prior to
    posting to the list. Lazy I guess...

    I read off of google that the limit used to be 8 characters.

    best,
    Hunter 

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