Can user names be greater than 8 characters in 11iV3?

[PAUL FARINELLI]

Can user names be greater than 8 characters in 11iV3?

[Don Morris_1 · Accepted solution]

http://docs.hp.com/en/5992-4607/ch02s09.html

[PAUL FARINELLI]

The pointer you sent is for host name, not user name length. Thanks, any pointers on username length?

[Mark S Meadows]

Hi Paul,

If you refer back to the above link to the HP-UX 11iV3 PDF document it explains that :

"By default, user names are restricted to eight characters and group names to 16 characters. To set long (up to 254-character) user and group names, see lugadmin(1M).

Once long user and group names have been set and used, you should not attempt to revert to short names."

By default they are configured for 8, but this can be increased if required but once done you cannot revert back to short names.

Regards,

Mark

[PAUL FARINELLI]

I see the ref to lugadmin - Don, Thanks !

[Robert-Jan Goossens_1]

Hi Paul,

Above pointer is correct.

Setting Long User + Group + Host + File Names

http://docs.hp.com/en/5992-4607/ch02s09.html

http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-60130/lugadmin.1M.html

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[PAUL FARINELLI]

Thanks all!