Re: extending yppasswd max password length?

[miquels@cistron-office.nl (Miquel van Smoorenburg)]

In article <[🔎] 20010921205842.A737@bloopie>,
Eric Boo  <moongazer@gmx.net> wrote:
>I'm using sid's nis package. I noticed that when changing a password
>using yppasswd, it seems to truncate the password, even if one keys in a
>password that consists of say 12 characters.
>So after the password is changed (password = 1234567890ab), i can log
>in using 1234567890cd or so.

Welcome to Unix.

>Any idea how I can make yppasswd accept more characters as password?

Currently not possible.

Mike.
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