[IBMiOSS] SSH user id limit (was: ssh i Access Solutions SSH client) -- OPENSOURCE

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Subject: [IBMiOSS] SSH user id limit (was: ssh i Access Solutions SSH client)
From: David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 07:37:47 -0500
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On 3/28/2018 7:29 AM, Bradley Stone wrote:

I'd be curious if the 8 character limit is a fall over from the Sys3x
days or if it's an sshd issue, though.

The 8 character limit is a holdover from the AIX world.

https://wiki.midrange.com/index.php/SSH#Diagnosing_Unknown_User

I don't think SSH was even a glimmer in the developers eye in the S/3x days.

david

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