Bug 7655 – root passwords over 8 characters get truncated to 8 characters

Bug 7655 - root passwords over 8 characters get truncated to 8 characters

Summary:	root passwords over 8 characters get truncated to 8 characters

Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE

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Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	installer (Show other bugs)
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Version:	6.1
Hardware:	i386 Linux

Priority	medium Severity medium
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Assigned To:	Matt Wilson
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Keywords:	Security

Duplicates:	9034 (view as bug list)
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Reported:	1999-12-07 12:41 EST by bmcgeorge
Modified:	2008-05-01 11:37 EDT (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Last Closed:	2000-02-22 13:41:50 EST
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Description bmcgeorge 1999-12-07 12:41:04 EST

When doing a graphical install, root passwords over 8 characters get
truncated to 8 characters.  After install, running passwd on the root
account to change the password sets the password correctly.

Comment 1 Ken Barber 2000-01-22 07:51:59 EST

This is caused due to the installer using 'crypt' not 'MD5' when creating the
original Shadow/Password file, even when MD5 is chosen in the installation
process.

Comment 2 Ken Barber 2000-01-22 07:53:59 EST

Oh yeah, this is only for root. Any other accounts will be created in the
desired encryption method.

Comment 3 Bill Nottingham 2000-02-05 16:07:59 EST

*** Bug 9034 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4 salewis 2000-02-19 16:18:59 EST

I have just installed RH6.1 and had a similar problem with an 8 character
password of the form q"99wert.  It would appear that using non alphanumeric
characters does not work (it did on RH5.1).  With the password of the above
style, it was possible to su in an X terminal, but not log on directly.

Comment 5 Jay Turner 2000-02-22 13:41:59 EST

Issue has been resolved in the latest cut of the installer (available in beta)

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