From b236090cd044f1bf7120fa99c4e269f4c2a84fad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tobias Stoeckmann Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:15:00 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] etc/login.defs: Clarify PASS_MAX_LEN usage The PASS_MAX_LEN option is only used with DES. Signed-off-by: Tobias Stoeckmann --- etc/login.defs | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/etc/login.defs b/etc/login.defs index 4f60724e..966724c7 100644 --- a/etc/login.defs +++ b/etc/login.defs @@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ PASS_ALWAYS_WARN yes # # Number of significant characters in the password for crypt(). # Default is 8, don't change unless your crypt() is better. -# Ignored if MD5_CRYPT_ENAB set to "yes". +# Only used for DES encryption algorithm. # #PASS_MAX_LEN 8