KB Article from Vmware for Security bug in ESX 4.1 and ESX4.1
ESX 4.1 and ESXi 4.1 root passwords are authenticated up to only 8 characters Details When you set a password in ESX/ESXi 4.1, the pam_passwdqc plug-in parameter max=nn sets the maximum length allowed for a password. The intended behavior is: For all max values except 8, proposed passwords that exceed the given max value length are…