Am 12/07/14 um 19:30 schrieb Adam Wolk: > Hi all, > > I would like to ask what is the reason for man afterboot discouraging > the usage of the space character in root passwords. > >> Root password >> Change the password for the root user. (Note that throughout the >> documentation, the term ``superuser'' is a synonym for the root user.) >> Choose a password that has digits and special characters *(not space)* as >> well as from the upper and lower case alphabet. > > Is there a reason for '(not space)' being included in that passage? The > passwd utility seems pretty happy taking up the space character. Was it > not the case in the past? > > Regards, > Hi Adam,
I have been asking exactly this question in June: http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=140388067802438&w=2 Best, STEFAN
