Albert E. Whale wrote: > > Mark Weaver wrote: > > >> Albert E. Whale wrote: >> >>> How do I eliminate the 8 character User ID on LM 8.2? >>> >>> -- Albert E. Whale - CISSP >> >> Albert, >> >> I can't help but ask...why in the world would you wish to do so. >> That limitation is part of the system design. Just how many >> characters did you plan on needing per username? most systems I >> know of, including WinNT, Win2K, Novell Netware, and all the *nix >> systems I've ever seen typically use a 3 character username schema. >> >> >> Mark > > > Mark, > > I am a *nix Advocate, and I've worked in this environment for more > than 17 years. Most recently I am converting from more of a Hands on > Administrator to Enterprise Management and Security. > > I have never seen this (ahem) 'DOS' Limitation imposed before. In my > mind the limitation I am used to seeing in the Commercial Unix > environment is 128 characters, and in some points I believe the > Limits were stated at 1024 characters. > > While I have never needed a Login Id of this magnitude, I must pause > and reflect in this day and age of DOS (Denial of Service) attacks > which are aimed at buffer overflows. If the Login Buffer is > allocated for 1024 characters (maximize the space for an actual id), > how is it possible to overflow this field? > > I digress, I am still wondering if the fix is in the PAM Modules. > > ANyone had a chance to review the information while I travel to the > customer site? -- Albert E. Whale - CISSP
Well then...I defer to your superior length of time in "the way of things *nix". That being the case then it seems that per your suggestion I would think the logical place to begin looking would be those PAM modules. The learing never stops...does it? ;) Mark
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