[ILUG] password size change.

Philip Reynolds phil at redbrick.dcu.ie
Wed Sep 13 16:22:31 IST 2000


G.Sagar's [sagarg at bol.net.in] 15 lines of dribble included:
:>Hiyall,
:>
:>Can anyone please tell me which file to modify in order to change the
:>password size from default max size of 8 to something else ?
:>
:>Im using debian.

If you're using Debian with Md5 passwords (not sure if it's the default, but
IIRC it's an option on install) then you should have a 
PASS_MAX_LEN            8
line in /etc/login.defs
Change it..
Phil.




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