Unix administration - Re: Long Usernames (over 8 characters)

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Re: Long Usernames (over 8 characters)

Stefaan A Eeckels

2004-09-16, 11:15 am

On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 20:30:03 +0000 (UTC)
phn@icke-reklam.ipsec.nu wrote:

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>
> If you want longer usernames to keep e-mail addresses nice, well then
> you are way out. /etc/mail/aliases is the tool to fix this ( and
> virtusertable )

Indeed - there should be no relationship between email
addresses and user names, if only to avoid leaking
confidential and potentially dangerous information.
I sure feel more confident knowing my email address
isn't a valid login name...

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