bad password
Hi,
I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem? Does anyone know of a fix for this problem? When a regular user tries to change their password, using the "passwd" command, the new password is rejected with a "bad password" message. This happens even though the new password is definitely not a dictionary word: [grover kumkwat grover]$ passwd Changing password for grover (current) UNIX password: New UNIX password: BAD PASSWORD: it is based on a dictionary word New UNIX password: BAD PASSWORD: it is based on a dictionary word New UNIX password: BAD PASSWORD: it is based on a dictionary word passwd: Authentication token manipulation error Root can change the user's password, but still gets the same "bad password" message on the first try. The password is changed if root re-enters the "bad password": [root kumkwat grover]# passwd grover Changing password for user grover New UNIX password: BAD PASSWORD: it is based on a dictionary word Retype new UNIX password: passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully |
This is really not a problem - this is the fix itself. ;) Weak passwords are *bad* and you should follow the guidelines on secure passwords.
Håkan |
thx reply , but the users always compliant the message , how can I disable it ? thx
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Tell them to deal with it weak passwords may compromise your system
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