Where did you get this completely wrong information from? Windows does NOT limit passwords to 7 characters. Some UNIX applications limit your password to 8 characters, but you can usually get around it. I recommend reading this: http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1554
Brad Erdman University of Maryland > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:unattended-info- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Filip Nespor > Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 9:17 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Unattended] Active Directory and Password Length > > Hello, > it doesnt matter how much long is your password. If you use windows > password longer then 7 characters, windows split your password... So the > best is use password exactly 7 characters. > > Nespor ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idv37&alloc_id865&op=click _______________________________________________ unattended-info mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
