Mark Weaver wrote on Wed, Sep 04, 2002 at 09:08:44AM -0400 : > > you can "use" as many as you want to, however, the system only > recognizes and uses the first 8 characters of the string, so you're > typing extra characters that aren't even being used.
Edit the file /etc/pam.d/system-auth. Find the line: password sufficient /lib/security/pam_unix.so nullok use_authtok shadow Change it to read: password sufficient /lib/security/pam_unix.so nullok use_authtok md5 shadow This was a bug with the 8.2 install that would be fixed if you install all the updates I believe (upgrade pam). Blue skies... Todd -- MandrakeSoft USA http://www.mandrakesoft.com Mandrake: An amalgam of good ideas from RedHat, Debian, and MandrakeSoft. All in all, IMHO, an unbeatable combination. --Levi Ramsey on Cooker ML
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