9+ character NT passwords a problem?

[James Thompson]

On Fri, 16 Jul 1999, Michael Kriss wrote:
>
> Then if I change the password for the user to something 8 characters or
> less, I can access the shares on the server both using network
> neighborhood and net use.  Any ideas?
> 

I've got the same problem on an older pre 2.0 cvs copy.  I believe if a
user with more than 8 char password types in just the first 8 characters
it will let them login.  

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