On Friday 27 February 2015 18:57:01 Gene Heskett wrote:
> It's something I haven't had to do in 4+ years, feels a bit retrograde,

Well, I have never claimed ot be a Bright Young Thing, not even whne I ought 
to have been a bright young thing.

> and 
> a different password will confound my usage on the other 4 machines here.
>
> > And do remember, because it seems often to be
> > relevant, you have NOT got a default Wheezy install. �(You had issues
> > with that, remember? �You found a one person bug!!)
>
> Chuckle, I am a graduate, Summa Cum Laude, of the school that teaches how
> to do that. �I must have got stoned and missed it though, don't even
> remember taking the course, but I am very very good at that.
>
> What is the maximum length of a password in characters?

:-)  I'll let someone else answer that.  I use 
$ pwgen -sy 10

Many would consider that too short, and I'm thinking of lengthening it.  But 
I'm a lousy typist.  I'm afraid that I am a fatalist.  If they are out to get 
me, they'll get me.  I just like to make them work a little harder. ;-)

Lisi