[ale] Re: Linux User IDs

[taylor at syrinx.jeffnet.org (Mike Taylor)]

On Wed, 20 Nov 1996, Jon-Michael J. DeBona wrote:

> Quick question:
>         Is there any way possible to get past the 8 character limitation
> for user IDs on Linux (Slakware 2.0.1)?
>         I know it is a weird question, but there is a good reason for
> it.

Actually I do believe that shadow will let you do that.  HOWEVER, having 
long usernames will probably break all the other programs that use/access 
usernames in /etc/passwd. Therein lies the rub.

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