[Freeipa-users] sysaccounts max length

[Matt .]

Hi All,

Yes as I stated I see software, multiple, having issues with usernames
larger then 28 characters.

Cheers,

Matt

2017-02-20 15:53 GMT+01:00 Rob Crittenden <rcritten at redhat.com>:
> David Kupka wrote:
>> On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 03:06:21PM +0100, Matt . wrote:
>>> Hi Guys,
>>>
>>> Does anyone know what the max length is for a sysaccount username is ?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Matt
>>>
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>> Hello!
>>
>> From man 8 useradd:
>>
>> Usernames may only be up to 32 characters long.
>
> This is a sysaccount so it has no login capabilities.
>
> I'm not aware of any RFC-specific maximum length for attributes. There
> may be implementation-specific limitations.
>
> Why do you ask? Is something not working?
>
> rob