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01-12-2007, 02:46 AM
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Registered: Nov 2006
Location: India
Distribution: CentOS, Redhat, Ubuntu
Posts: 30
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bad password based on dictionary word
hai
i am using Fedoracore6 on my system. i have a problem here,when a user trying to change his password getting a message "Bad password,based on dictionary word".and he is not able to change his password.but root can change.iam sure it is not a dictionary word that i have given.
anybody can help me
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01-12-2007, 03:08 AM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: N. E. England
Distribution: Fedora, CentOS, Debian
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I have seen this issue lots of times on various Linux distros and Unix like OSes. Basically the system thinks the password you are trying to use is weak, so won't permit it. I suggest you mix letters, numbers and other characters in your password and you won't get that error.
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01-12-2007, 03:25 AM
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Registered: Nov 2006
Location: India
Distribution: CentOS, Redhat, Ubuntu
Posts: 30
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Thanks...it's ok
hai..tahnks reddazz ,,,its working now...it has teken the password
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