>> Which OS still limits NIS passwords to 8 characters and/or weak >> encryption? >> > Any system that uses the old standard 'crypt' password encoder. > Solaris > 8 was certainly this way (the man pages specifically indicate that > only > the first 8 characters of the password are significant). Solariis 10 > can > be altered by specifying a different algorithm.
So can Solaris 9. But you're right, Solaris 8 and before, you're stuck with crypt. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leon Towns-von Stauber http://www.occam.com/leonvs/ "We have not come to save you, but you will not die in vain!" _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list [email protected] http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
