Bug 52330

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Description of problem:
When choosing the root password for your system during installation the 
installer allows greater than 8 chars. But when you add a user, the 
interface stops accepting characters at 8.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start the install of Roswell2
2. Enter a root password
3. Add a user and Password
4. password stops at 8 characters

Actual Results:  I typed in a 9 character password but the installer only 
accepted 8
When the install process was done, and It booted to X, I tried to login 
and got a failure. dropped the last character from the password and login 
succeeded.

Expected Results:  Installer should accept MD5 passwords for users and 
root.
there should be no limit unless md5 passwords are turned off, even then 
without md5 passwords everything above 8 is truncated so it doesnt really 
matter.

Additional info:

People used to typing long cryptic passwords will be miffed at having to 
change their password later after the installer is done. My normal testing 
password has 9 chars, letters and numbers. I can't believe it took me 2 
beta cycles or so to realize what was happening with the logons. DOH!