[nflug] Password length issue

[Cyber Source]

I meant "does" it have a problem (not just)

Cyber Source wrote:
> Just for shits and giggles, just it have a problem with user names 
> longer than 8 char?
>
> Rob Dege wrote:
>> Hey everyone,
>>
>> I'm using ssod to password sync between a AD server and my RHEL 5.1 
>> box.  Everything was working smoothly until I discovered that it 
>> chokes when synchronizing passwords longer than 8 characters in 
>> length.  I did some googling, but found nothing relevant other than 
>> "ssod does not officially support RHEL 5".
>>
>> The last time I had to deal with the 8 character passwd length issue 
>> was back on a RedHat 7.3 box, and a pam update fixed that right 
>> away.  I'm not quite sure where to start with this one.  Any 
>> suggestions is appreciated :)
>>
>> -- 
>> -Rob
>>
>> Ben Franklin Quote: "They that can give up essential liberty to 
>> obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
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