It may require a kernel rebuild. But check in /usr/include. Look for a file called limits.h It may look like this: #define LOGNAME_MAX 8 /* max # of characters in a login name */ John -----Original Message----- From: meg@leary.csoft.net [mailto:meg@leary.csoft.net] Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 4:50 PM To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us Subject: password length problem Did you try /etc/login.defs ________________________________________________ See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss