On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 08:06:23PM -0000, Beartooth wrote:
...
# passwd xxx
Changing password for user xxx.
New password:
BAD PASSWORD: The password fails the dictionary check - it is based on a
dictionary word
Retype new password:
[at this point I gave it her password anyway.]
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
Back in my UNIX days, when password minimum length was
5 characters, I found if I repeatedly entered the same
too short password, after about 4 complaints it silently
accepted the bad password :))
jl
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Jon H. LaBadie jonfu(a)jgcomp.com