On Mon, 13 Sep 1999, Gernot Bauer wrote: > I was wondering, why Linux only checks 8 characters of the > login-password. I use a much longer password and would like my system > to check everything of it. Is there a flag I can set that the whole > password is verified?
You're stuck with it. The format of the password file only has room for 8 characters of meaningful data. This is a holdover from ancient times, I don't think the password file has changed much in 20 years or more. Anyway, 8 meaningful characters is plenty for adequate security provided that your password is a good one.
