Subject: Re: [expert] 7.1: I want reduced password complexity enforcement
> 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
>
No difference. Thanks for the thought.
Heinz
