Re: [plug] allowing short passwords

[pilip]

this is for a testing environment. so far I have been trying to configure this, but only root can change the passwords of ordinary users. ordinary users cant change their passwords to a single alpha numeric character.

Aris Santillan wrote:

hmmmm... allowing short password is not adviceable to use. why? because,
attackers get high possible to invade your system using dictionary
attacks....

long passwords with alpha-numeric chars are the best....



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Subject: [plug] allowing short passwords

Good day,

how do you allow the use of short passwords in linux? short passwords as
in single character passwords.

thanks in advance

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