On 27 Jan 2017, at 15:26, Joe Friedeggs <friedeggs44@hotmail.com> wrote:
which recommends 'at least' 63 octets, but I see the sql (ver 2.2.6 with postgresql) set the limits the UserName to 'at most' 64 characters:
2.2 is EoL. 3.0.x uses the text type for username: CREATE TABLE radcheck ( id serial PRIMARY KEY, UserName text NOT NULL DEFAULT '', Attribute text NOT NULL DEFAULT '', op VARCHAR(2) NOT NULL DEFAULT '==', Value text NOT NULL DEFAULT '' );
What is the reasoning behind this?
Someone decided that '64' was a cooler looking number than '30' 12 years ago: https://github.com/FreeRADIUS/freeradius-server/commit/fa493402ac9e2d8d401b9... Regards, Adam Bishop gpg: E75B 1F92 6407 DFDF 9F1C BF10 C993 2504 6609 D460 jisc.ac.uk Jisc is a registered charity (number 1149740) and a company limited by guarantee which is registered in England under Company No. 5747339, VAT No. GB 197 0632 86. Jisc’s registered office is: One Castlepark, Tower Hill, Bristol, BS2 0JA. T 0203 697 5800. Jisc Services Limited is a wholly owned Jisc subsidiary and a company limited by guarantee which is registered in England under company number 2881024, VAT number GB 197 0632 86. The registered office is: One Castle Park, Tower Hill, Bristol BS2 0JA. T 0203 697 5800.