ptw@encore.UUCP (P. Tucker Withington) (01/09/85)
Index: login.c 4.33 83/09/02 I had occasion to use a long login name the other day and it wouldn't grok. Can't say if this is a "feature", but I suppose I violated the Unix philosophy by using more than eight chars in an identifier (:-)! Login only reads NMAX == sizeof(utmp.u_pass) chars from tty when fetching login id (lid), but getpwnam uses strcmp to find entries. Therefore, any passwd entry with lid > 8 will never be found! Repeat-by: Make a passwd lid > 8 chars and try to log in to it. Quick fix: truncate all passwd lid's to 8. Real fix: Either login reads more chars or getpwnam uses strncmp. Implementation left as an exercise or for debate. o.o --tucker ~