Pixel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Vox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Ryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > PAM in 8.1 isnt set to use MD5, therefore users can have passwords >8chars > > > but u can login using only the 1st 8. > > Mmmm...I just tried this...I have a 14char password and tried > > logging in at a console with just the first 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 > > chars...none of them worked. Had to use all 14 chars to log in. And > > I have mdk8.1 with pam-0.75-7mdk and I have *not* changed the line > > you mentioned...this is my file, just as it came from the pam > > package: > the pb only happens if you used "passwd" to change your password. Mmmm...guess we need a sec upgrade of passwd? > perl -F: -ane 'print if length $F[1] > 3 && $F[1] !~ /^\$1\$/' > /etc/shadow Something is wrong with your oneliner, because it shows the account I used for the test, which means it shows non-weak passwords too Vox -- Pain is the gift of the gods, and I'm the one they chose as their messenger.... For info on safety in the BDSM lifestyle http://www.the-vox.com Think of the Linux community as a niche economy isolated by its beliefs. Kind of like the Amish, except that our religion requires us to use _higher_ technology than everyone else. -- Donald B. Marti Jr. Vox populi, vox deii....
