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. 

perl -F: -ane 'print if length $F[1] > 3 && $F[1] !~ /^\$1\$/' /etc/shadow

this gives the entries having weak old crypt passwords.
If you set the password during install, no pb :-/


Alexander Skwar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

[...]

> [root@teich sandra]# rpm -V passwd
> S.5....T c /etc/pam.d/passwd
> 
> Seems like I have modified the file...  Can't remember that I did (which
> doesn't mean anything *G*).

DrakX used to modify this (together with /etc/pam.d/login and rlogin). 
I don't remember when it was removed.

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