* charlesiii@theverge.com said: > > > 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. > Have you found any such software ? And it should just require a > recompile if the defines where used right. No I havent, but I don't use for example Ultrix, HP-UX and so on. You wouldn't be able to recompile anything on many of commercial Unices out there - they don't come with sources and compilin GNU software on them is next to miracle. I've been told that RADIUS may have problems. marek
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