RE: (PM) RADIUS username length?
Chad Scott (chad@txdirect.net)
Fri, 16 Jan 1998 10:38:34 -0600
On Thursday, January 15, 1998 9:25 PM, Josh Richards
[SMTP:jrichard@livingston.com] wrote:
> This is probably why 8 characters is mentioned (if you are using the
local
> systems "password" file to authenticate you must follow its policy on
> usernames, which makes sense). As for the Windows NT RADIUS, I am not a
> 100% sure of a limitation in the server itself, other then that it most
> likely is limited by whatever limit the OS places on usernames.
I think the confusion is coming from the fact that ComOS (AFAIK) only
allows 8 char usernames in the user table. RADIUS allows much longer
names.
In other words, if you add your users directly to the PM, they can only be
8 chars long. If they're in RADIUS they can be 63.
Chad Scott
Network Operations
Internet Direct, Incorporated
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