[rhn-users] password file- max length of full name field

[cbeerse at gmail.com]

Raj Kumar wrote:

> Hello everyone,
> 
> Does one know what's the maximum length of the full name of user field 
> in /etc/password file. We want to store additional information of the 
> user like their email address, phone number etc. Can someone tell how 
> they store such information relevant to the user?
> 

I don't think think there is a hard restriction on the size of the gcos field. I 
do know it is alreay used for more than just the name. It has official (sub-) 
separators and sub-fields. I recall by head it is for both location and/or 
phone-number.

As for the email-address that should not be needed since it follows from the 
account and the machine-name and/or domainname. The mail to 
<accountname>@<machinename> and <accountname>@<domainname> and 
<accountname>@<machinename>.<domanname> should already be handled: the first and 
last at the machine at hand (proper aliases file), the other at the domains 
mx-machine for the domain.



CBee