Richard Adams wrote:
>
> On Tue, 21 Sep 1999, you wrote:
> > I added a user called "test"
> > with a password of "test"
> >
> >
> > when I telnet into the server as user test, I can't change the password (to
> > anything!!!)
> >
> > errors include:
> >
> > BAD PASSWORD: it is too short
> > BAD PASSWORD: it is based on a dictionary word
> > passwd: Authentication token manipulation error
> >
> Passwd's should be no longer the 8 letters no shorter than 5, no
> dictionary words, so a passwd like PeT9^G is a valid passwd, and once
> logged in there is no reason why that passwd could not be used
> without getting errors, on the otherhand use richard and that will
> produce all of the above.
>
> Looking at the passwd line below, the system operator did not set a
> passwd for "test" to start with, which is a bad thing.
Not even true. That 'x' means one of two things:
1) The account is locked from login (no password has yet been set)
2) The sysadmin is using shadow passwords (in which case you need to
look at /etc/shadow to see if there's a password set).
> >
> > /etc/passwd...
> > test:x:501:510::/home/test:/bin/bash
> >
> >
> > I want the user to be able to logon and change their password to anything
> > they desire!
> > What must I re-configure??? Help!
> > Thanks.
> --
> Regards Richard
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corporation
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