[newbie] strange bug on system login

1999-11-17 Thread pete moss
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

Re: [newbie] strange bug on system login

1999-01-16 Thread Steve Philp
Gene Zesch wrote: 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

Re: [newbie] strange bug on system login

1999-01-15 Thread Gene Zesch
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