increase username length limit to 16

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wosch 1996-12-29 15:05:19 +00:00
parent 7080d18e67
commit 5f343a1a9f

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@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.\" $Id: adduser.8,v 1.14 1996/12/23 00:10:16 mpp Exp $
.\" $Id: adduser.8,v 1.15 1996/12/23 00:57:46 mpp Exp $
.Dd Jan, 9, 1995
.Dt ADDUSER 8
.Os FreeBSD 2.1
@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ HOME-directory, dotfiles and sends the new user a welcome message.
.Bl -tag -width Ds -compact
.It Sy username
Login name. May contain only lowercase characters or digits. Maximum length
is 8 characters (see
is 16 characters (see
.Xr setlogin 2
BUGS section).
The reasons for this limit are "Historical".