pam_cracklib password history

[Tomas Mraz]

lists at trcintl.com wrote:
>  I have been attempting to enable pam_cracklib to check a password in
> a password history file with no luck.  No matter what I seem to try,
> nothing is ever added to the opasswd file.  I have tried this on
> several stations with no luck so I must be missing something.  I have
> been following the documentation a the following URL:
> www.deer-run.com/~hal/sysadmin/pam_cracklib.html

Your setup is correct. But note that opasswd file is not updated when
root runs 'passwd <user>'. It is updated only when user runs passwd
directly.

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Tomas Mraz
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