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Old 08-05-2003, 09:07 PM
Janak Parekh
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Originally Posted by Kati Compton
One system I was on wouldn't let me have more than 8 chars, let alone 24. 8O.
Indeed, most UNIX systems threw away any characters after the first 8. Only the more modern ones (which use a longer hash) don't.

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Not quite sure what else can be done but change the password.
I was going to ask... how hard is it for you to change your password? In most companies, password changing is encouraged.

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