On Fri, 27 Feb 2015 13:57:01 -0500
Gene Heskett <gheskett@...> wrote:

> What is the maximum length of a password in characters?

According to the man page for passwd, it varies according to the configuration
in /etc/login.defs .  Depending on how that file is set up, the max can be anything
from 8 characters to unlimited.

Someone else may know what the default settings for your distro are.

E. Liddell