This problem seems to have been identified as a bug. That answers my
original question. But...
On Sunday, November 3, 2019 9:59:10 AM EST D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
| From: Tim via users <users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org>
| Samuel Sieb:
| >> 3 retries is the usual thing.
| Ignoring your particular case, it may stop a bad keyboard, or a typist
| who needs to type slower to accurately enter their password.
It also makes brute-forcing a little harder. Not a lot.
Doesn't anyone read any more. I was *changing* a password -- not
entering one to login. What possible purpose could be served by
limiting my tries to get one conforming to the silly rules serve?
Brut-force what? I am not logging in.
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Garry T. Williams