Re: Limiting user profiles to 8 characters -- MIDRANGE-L

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Subject: Re: Limiting user profiles to 8 characters
From: Scott Klement <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 11:34:52 -0500
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Yeah, the 8 character limit is only for very specific situations -- it's frustrating that it's the default -- everyone seems afraid to turn off the limit -- but, it really should be the default since cases where its actually needed are VERY far and few between.

On 9/29/22 7:12 AM, Rob Berendt wrote:

Apparently the length of the userid can be changed in AIX:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/960582?mhsrc=ibmsearch_a&mhq=960582
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.2?topic=ugnll-changing-user-group-name-length-limit-in-odm-database

Rob Berendt

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