On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, Brad P wrote:
> Hello!
> I'd like to quickly say hi and ask a question. My name is Brad, I
> work here in Montpelier for the state where I run various sco and
> linux servers.
> I recently installed a linux machine to act as a mail server -
> Everything is fine except I can't seem to figure out how to turn of
> the password checking feature. Everytime someone changes a password,
> it never lets them change it because it's base on a dictionary word
> etc etc. Does anyone know how to turn this off?
> I looked at the PAM Administrators guide - even tried adjusting
> /etc/pam.d/passwd - but no luck.
> Any ideas?
Yes. DON'T TURN IT OFF! It's there for a reason, ESPECIALLY on a mail
server. Instead, educate your users how to chose secure passwords. This
is a feature, not a bug.
Also, make sure you're running at least linux 2.2.16 as your kernel. If
you don't, your mail server is vulnerable to attack.
--
Derek Martin
System Administrator
Mission Critical Linux
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