> * Chris Wagner said: > > At 08:04 AM 10/26/99 -0400, Jaysen O'Dell wrote: > > >I know that there is a way to "override" the default 8 char uname limit. > > >For the life of me I can't find it on an old bo system that I am > > >admining (it will be going to potato as soon as I can get the "boss" to > > >take a day off). Any suggestions. > > > > Hmm. My box took long usernames from the get-go. Have you tried to create > > a long name and had it fail? This install of mine is over a year old. > Nobody forbids you to use long user names on a GNU system. It's just > probable that some software on other systems will fail when handed a >8 > username. I was against this from the get go on a public system. My locals are all private so I wasn't worried the first time I went >8. I guess I must choose: Be right and st <=8 or eat. Hmmm.... I guess I will look for a way to do >8 :) > marek -- Jaysen
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