I have installed redhat linux 8.0 and created several users.

Trying to create passwords has become a problem. All normal
passwords (names, common words,etc) are not permitted and
I get a message "In a dictionary".

Question:

Where are these dictionaries?

Can I modify the dictionary content?

Can I disable the dictionary feature to have any password
I desire?

Well, before attempting that you should
ask yourself why you'd want to make a
security breach easier...

Using passwords that are obviously in
cracklibs vocabulary despite the warning
is like having sex with a HIV infected person
and refusing to use the condoms you're
offered...

You should rethink your password strategy
and utilize punctuation and numbers, or use
a long sentence as a passphrase and only
utilize the first letters of each word, use the
odd number as a replacement for a letter
(like in the horrid l33t-sp34k)

Cheers,
Tink

Thank you for your reply.

I'm trying to override the password dictionaries, NOT for production, BUT for a complete understanding of how linux differs from AIX or traditional UNIX. This is an educational question only.

So, do you know any of the answers?

<ssshhhh!> I won't tell a sole. < I promise>