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Old 07-08-2009, 01:24 PM
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Username - Max 8 letter and no number???

Hello.

I have a few questions:
Why can't I add domains and choose a username for these which length is more than 8 letter and contains number?
Is there a way to make this possible? Maybe not the number part, but at least the length of the username.
If so, is this recommed and if no, why not?

In advance, thanks

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Hello.

I have a few questions:
Why can't I add domains and choose a username for these which length is more than 8 letter and contains number?
Is there a way to make this possible? Maybe not the number part, but at least the length of the username.
If so, is this recommed and if no, why not?

In advance, thanks

Best regards
Morten Johansen
cPanel users are created as standard Unix users, as such the limitations of standard unix usernames apply. Some distributions support a length over 8 characters, but allowing this will break other features such as MySQL.

However, you should be able to use a username that contains a number as long as the username does not begin with a number.
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cPanel users are created as standard Unix users, as such the limitations of standard unix usernames apply. Some distributions support a length over 8 characters, but allowing this will break other features such as MySQL.

However, you should be able to use a username that contains a number as long as the username does not begin with a number.
Thanks for the quick reply

I only tried with a username that started with a number, so maybe it works with numbers anyway

Why will it break MySQL if I use more than 8 letter for the username?
I know that your competitor, Plesk, allows long usernames
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