Re: User name length

[David Loszewski]

16 character names is and has been the limit. 8 characters is playing it safe, where there may be some programs that won't accept more than that but I believe it is only the older programs that you will find a problem with that. For and program that is current 16 characters should be no problem.

Dave

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The most recent releases of FreeBSD appear to support user names of up to 16 characters. However, the documentation and man pages are confusing on the issue. In some places reference is made to 16 character user names, in others it is implied or outright stated that the limit is 8 characters. Can anyone shed some light on this matter?

Is is safe to use 16 character user names? Do all of the utilities and/or ports support the longer user names? Are there caveats associated with using 16 character user names?

Any input will be appreciated.


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