On Thu, Mar 21, 2002 at 02:28:05PM -0500, Bhoopendra Singh wrote: > > I've deployed a Linux 7.2 m/c into existing NIS based network, > but the New Linux m/c is not allowing to login users having > password of more than 8 characters to be validated from Sun > Solaris based NIS server running on the Network. But one uses > only 8 characters of the same password it allows to login ! I > don't know why it's doing so ? Any help please ? > >
If the validation is being done at the Solaris, it may be an issue pertaining to Solaris, as to how that has been set. Linux normally only caters for the minimum length of password set at /etc/login. defs in the parameter PASS_MIN_LEN, but upper limit is open. HTH Bish : ####[ Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]########################### Sub : Console gibberish (#4) LOST #133 To clear console of gibberish (eg. after cat of a tar.gz file) go to another virtual console and type in: echo -e '\017' > /dev/tty1 # if tty1 was the affected console ####<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>#################################### : _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
