On Tue, 1 Aug 2000, Heinz Wittenbecher wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Aug 01, 2000 at 05:27:02PM -0700, Heinz Wittenbecher wrote:
> >
> > > >> Vic, excellent try but it seems to have no effect at all.
> > > >>
> > > >> Mandrake still insits it's BAD PASSWORD, way too short (even though
> longer
> > > >> than specified)
> > > >>
> > > >> and also complains if I use names or words it finds as "dictionary
> words".
> > > >>
> > > >> I'm going to try another install as I seem to recall there may've
> been some
> > > >> password options during install that I missed.
> > > >
> > > > If it complains of a bad password, it's just a warning. It will
> > > > still ask you to re-enter the password and you can still put in your
> > > > bad dictionary-based password and it will accept it.
> > >
> > > Not on Mandrake. I'm quite sure I tried that. Currently in the middle of
> a
> > > re-install, so I can't double confirm.
> > >
> > > I know that's how earlier RedHats and even RH 6.2 behaves.
> > > It just "suggests" but 'drake seems to insist.
> >
> > Have you tried using linuxconf instead? Sorry, that's what I thought
> > you were using... I didn't know you were using DrakConf... that might
> > be more stringent.
> >
>
> I tried that first, root at the console, linuxconf
>
> It allowed setting length, but even that seemed to me ignored.
> I also ran msec custom, hoping it may have a bearing on it, but no luck.
>
> Heinz
>
>
Just a thought ...
go to /etc/pam.d/login
comment out the line that has the word cracklib in it
then give it a shot
Andrew
