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SubjectRe: Passwd problem in RH5.2
On Mon, 26 Apr 1999, Hoang Manh Hung wrote:

> I installed RH5.2, and I setup password of root 10 char length.
> But when login, I just typed 8 char and the <#> prompt appeared!!!
>

It's just normal behaviour. The algorithm used to encode the password
ignores everything longer than 8 characters.

Regards,
Antonio Trindade.

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