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Remove arbitrary username length limit
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Linux usernames can go well above 8 characters.
So the limitation is on the Cpanel side, therefore I propose either increasing or removing that limit depending on the nature of the limitation.
I like this idea 
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In cPanel & WHM version 11.40 you can created users with 16 character user names, with the provision that Database Prefixing is disabled. As monarobase mentions, the limitation is due to MySQL.
In cPanel & WHM version 11.40 you can created users with 16 character user names, with the provision that Database Prefixing is disabled. As monarobase mentions, the limitation is due to MySQL.
I belive this is not for linux user names but for mysql user names and other places where the username is used as a prefix.
"MySQL user names can be up to 16 characters long"
that leaves 8 for the Linux username + 1 for the underscore + 7 for the sql user name.
I belive this is not for linux user names but for mysql user names and other places where the username is used as a prefix.
"MySQL user names can be up to 16 characters long"
that leaves 8 for the Linux username + 1 for the underscore + 7 for the sql user name.
Top and other commands will not display usernames over 8 characters and will show the UID instead
Top and other commands will not display usernames over 8 characters and will show the UID instead
In cPanel & WHM version 11.40 you can created users with 16 character user names, with the provision that Database Prefixing is disabled. As monarobase mentions, the limitation is due to MySQL.
In cPanel & WHM version 11.40 you can created users with 16 character user names, with the provision that Database Prefixing is disabled. As monarobase mentions, the limitation is due to MySQL.
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