Could one just recompile that .h file into the kernel and it could be
greater?
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On Wed, 3 Feb 1999, Dave Mielke wrote:
> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 20:06:12 -0500 (EST)
> From: Dave Mielke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Jim Roland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: Dave Mielke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Trevor Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Linux-Config <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Userid length?
>
> On Wed, 3 Feb 1999, Jim Roland wrote:
> >How does one go about changing the maximum from 8 to a higher number where more
> >than 8 are significant.
>
> In Linux, at least in the 2.0 kernels, it would appear that the maximum userid
> length is hard-coded to be 8. The file "/usr/include/posix1_lim.h" contains the
> line (remember to subtract 1 for the trailing null byte):
>
> #define _POSIX_LOGIN_NAME_MAX 9
>
> and there is nothing in the kernel to override it.
>
> While it's hard-coded in Linux, it can be different in other variants of UNIX.
> It could, of course, also become variable in future Linux kernels. These are
> the facts which you must consider when deciding whether or not you want to rely
> on 8 as a fixed value.
>
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