Re: netID lengths

[Ken Connelly <Ken.Connelly () UNI EDU>]

We also use 8. The initial value is based upon last name + first initial
+ tie-breaker characters, but the algorithm in use comes up with some
odd choices. At any rate, the user can change their assigned username
once. Usernames are not permitted to be reused.

- ken

On 8/16/13 9:33 AM, Shalla, Kevin wrote:
> We’re in the midst of changing the process for assigning new netIDs,
> and one consideration is the length of usernames allowed in various
> systems. We’ve currently got a maximum length of 8, and given that our
> plan is to never reuse netIDs, that maximum causes challenges to
> maintaining uniqueness and having reasonable netIDs without embedded
> numerals. We’re considering increasing that to 24 characters.
>
> What maximum length do you have for netIDs?
>
> What is the maximum username length supported in most systems? Some
> cursory web searches gave me these numbers:
>
> Windows 256
>
> Linux 32
>
> Oracle 30
>
> MySQL 16
>
> SQL Server 128
>
> Kevin Shalla
>
> Academic and Enrollment Services
>
> University of Illinois at Chicago

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- Ken
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