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From: munnari!otc.oz.au!cywong@uunet.uu.net (C.Y. Wong,,,)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun
Subject: Re: Root passwd bug on 386i
Keywords: 386i
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Date: 5 May 89 05:59:04 GMT
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gfr@cobra.mitre.org (Glenn Roberts) says:
> If you set your root password to anything with more than 8 characters on a
> Sun386i you won't be able to log in from the console as root!  (still can
> 'su' though). - Glenn Roberts, The MITRE Corp., McLean VA

I've noticed the same, and at times, not only for root.  I say at times,
because my user login passwd is longer than 8 chars, and i can't remember
how i managed that (e.g. set up account using SNAP first, then as root,
wipe out the passwd field in /etc/yppasswd, login, give myself new
password, ... and variations thereof) Accounts that I set up now with
passwd > 8 chars does not allow console login.  (however, su and login
from ascii terminal via serial port still possible)

Can someone enlighten us.
				C.Y. Wong
				Applications R&D
				OTC Australia