Re: [Fedora-directory-users] big problem with password length

[Paul Engle]

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- --On Thursday, December 18, 2008 4:00 PM +0100 Gabriele Di Giambelardini
<g.digiambelardini(a)fabaris.it&gt; wrote:

>  I to all,
>  I have a big problem with my fedora-ds-1.0.4-1.RHEL4, my passwords are "CRYPT"
>
>  the problem:
>
>  when I change the password an one user es 123456789 the fedara-ds register only the
> fiirst 8 character. so If I try to login is sufficient write the password 12345678 the
> last character isn't necessary..
>
>  How I can force fedora-ds to register oll my password characters?
>
>
>  thanks....
>
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>  
Traditional unix CRYPT limits password length to 8 characters. In order to use longer
passwords, you have to use a different encryption algorithm.

  -paul

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Paul D. Engle                       | Rice University
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