On 23 Dec 2004, at 16:41, Conor Wynne wrote:
> So its a feature and not a bug as such. But I still do not like this.
> Whats the point in setting complex passwords if they are truncated?
> This
> is not the case with RH or MDK, dont think in Solaris either. Is it a
> SUSE
> thing?
The SuSE on which JDS2 is based does default to old style 8 character
passwords encrypted with crypd. More secure more recent methods can be
used.
> Hang on and I'll check: Damn, servers are being powered off in the lab
> for
> chrimbo, ah well.
So what the hell are you going to work tomorrow for? :-)
Niall
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