8 characaters is normal for unix passwords nate
----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- Linux System Administrator http://www.firetrail.com/ Firetrail Internet Services Limited http://www.aphroland.org/ Everett, WA 425-348-7336 http://www.linuxpowered.net/ Powered By: http://comedy.aphroland.org/ Debian 2.1 Linux 2.0.36 SMP http://yahoo.aphroland.org/ -----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- On Mon, 25 Oct 1999, Vincent Deffontaines wrote: > I just found out something I find freak on my debian 2.1 system > > My root password used to be "panoramix2021"... > Today by mistake I typed "panoramix", and got in!!! > > how comes? is that normal? I dont find it normal actually > is that a bug? is that supposed to be working that way? > how many characteers are passwords supposed to be limited by??? 9??? > > > now I tried something else > I set my password to a 9 characters one > lets say "poipoipoi" which is 9 charaters > you can type "poipoipoi" followed by anything... you just get in as > well... > I think there's a problem about that too (I guess its the same...) > > > so please tell me > > Hope that can help... > > Vincent Deffontaines > France > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >