Hi,
I do not know what version of SuSE you use. But since 9.2 I have systems running with blowfish encryption and the root passwd on my systems is always 25 chars. And I had no problem so far.
Regards, Pedro
It's really strange, i've checked : /etc/security/pam_pwcheck.conf password: minlen=12 maxlen=20 cracklib blowfish nullok cat /etc/default/passwd : # This file contains some information for # the passwd (1) command and other tools # creating or modifying passwords. # Define default crypt hash # CRYPT={des,md5,blowfish} CRYPT=blowfish In /etc/shadow i am not seeing the '$2a$10$' for users created lately. I added users manually without warnings or error messages, but how can one be sure that the password hasn't being truncated ? How do I know, besides the "magic '$2a$10$'", the encryption method is blowfish ? This is SuSE 10.1 Miguel Albuquerque Network Administrator DISCLAIMER - This message is intended for the use of the named person only. The information contained in this E-mail is confidential and any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. This message does not represent a formal commitment by Codalis SA. Codalis SA is neither liable for the proper and complete transmission of the information contained in this communication nor for any delay in its receipt.