Im pretty sure it checks 8 characters only.
Gene
-----Original Message-----
From: pete moss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, November 18, 1999 12:29 AM
Subject: [newbie] strange bug on system login
>i noticed today that when i login through mingetty, when i give my
>password, if i type extra letters after my password, then it still lets
>me in. is this supposed to happen? for instance, if my pass is
>'asdfqwer' and i type 'asdfqwertyuiop', then it still lets me in. the
>first part has to be the right password but after that it doesnt matter.
>
>:P
