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> Hi all,
> I just got a message from someone saying that samba 2.0.3 requires passwords
> to be no more than 8 characters ... is this correct ??
Depends on how you are using it.
If you are using Samba to validate users against the Unix password
file and your flavor of Unix only support 8 character passwords, then this
is correct. If you are using a flavor of Unix, like Linux with PAM and
Shadow support with MD5 hashes, then no, you are not limited to 8 characters.
Same thing if you are validating against a Windows PDC or against a Samba
smbpasswd file. Thos are not limited to 8 characters.
So Samba, itself, is not generally limited to 8 characters. It all
depends on the underlying authentication mechanisms.
> Vriendelijke Groeten / Kind Regards,
>
> Alexander van Luijpen
>
> Philips Semiconductors Nederland
> Test and Product Engineering
> MOS4YOU - C075 OTP / Consumer Systems Nijmegen - BL Video
>
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>
> Let's make things better
Mike
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