[Freeipa-users] Password requirements too stringent

[Tim Hildred]

JR

I had that line. I commented it out. Thank you.

Now, what do I have to restart?

Tim Hildred, RHCE
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----- Original Message -----
> From: "JR Aquino" <JR.Aquino at citrix.com>
> To: "Tim Hildred" <thildred at redhat.com>
> Cc: "freeipa-users" <freeipa-users at redhat.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 12:37:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [Freeipa-users] Password requirements too stringent
> 
> Tim, please check your /etc/pam.d/system-auth with the password
> block.  If you see password    requisite     pam_cracklib.so, then
> this is why you are having a problem.
> 
> $ man pam_cracklib
> 
> It is a local security library for enforcing strong password
> practices from the unix cli.
> 
> ProTip:
> If you don't need this, you can remove it from pam
> If you want to work around this, set your password from the IPA webui
> or via the cli: "ipa passwd username"
> 
> Hope this info helps!
> 
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> On Sep 17, 2012, at 6:25 PM, Tim Hildred wrote:
> 
> Hey all;
> 
> I'm running IPA internally to control access to our cloud
> environment.
> 
> I must admit, I do not understand the password requirements. I have
> had them set to the defaults. I read this:
> https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Identity_Management_Guide/user-pwdpolicy.html
> 
> I have the minimum character classes set to 0. When people use SSH to
> change their passwords, they get "Based on a dictionary word" for
> passwords that have nothing to do with dictionary words.
> 
> I can't find anywhere in the documentation a break down of what makes
> an unacceptable versus acceptable password.
> 
> Can anyone help me figure out what to tell my users? I think people
> would get a lot less frustrated if they knew why "C679V375" was "too
> simple" when the password policy has 0 required classes.
> 
> Tim Hildred, RHCE
> Content Author II - Engineering Content Services, Red Hat, Inc.
> Brisbane, Australia
> Email: thildred at redhat.com
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> 
> ps: funny exchange with user:
> Jul 12 14:12:33 <user1> i feel like im being punked
> Jul 12 14:12:40 <user1> it is based on a dictionary word
> Jul 12 14:12:43 <user1> it is too short
> Jul 12 14:12:49 <user1> is does not have enough unique letters
> Jul 12 14:12:51 <user1> etc
> 
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