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On Behalf Of pilip
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 12:03 AM
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Subject: Re: allowing short passwords
yes sir, i could actually go with any password lesser than 5 but im
trying to aim for a single char. only root can change the passwrds of
users
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On Behalf Of pilip
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 12:03 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: allowing short passwords
yes sir, i could actually go with any password lesser than 5 but im
trying to aim for a single char. only root can change the passwrds of
users to a single char but ordi
did that before asking here, try logging on as that user or just 'su -'
to that user and change your password to another single char password.
it won't allow that user to change it
Bret Hughes wrote:
On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 22:52, pilip wrote:
like what i've stated.security is not an issue. it's
On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 22:52, pilip wrote:
> like what i've stated.security is not an issue. it's the possibility.
> thanks anyways for your comments.
>
Since you have been given all the warnings but no help.
I was able to do this as root:
[root@bretsony root]# adduser testdude
[root@bretsony r
yes sir, i could actually go with any password lesser than 5 but im
trying to aim for a single char. only root can change the passwrds of
users to a single char but ordinary users can't change their passwords
to single characters. im on rh8.0 too. maybe a prayer will do it :D
Buck wrote:
Philip
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On Behalf Of pilip
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 11:28 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: allowing short passwords
it's not on a networked environment sir, i know this is possible in
linux (to use single character passwords) i just need to kn
like what i've stated.security is not an issue. it's the possibility.
thanks anyways for your comments.
Mike Burger wrote:
In that case, as was noted elsewhere, why bother with a login or password
at all?
However, unless your table is some place where nobody at all can get to
it, it's just as
Like he said...as root, change the user's password via "passwd user"
On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, pilip wrote:
> it's not on a networked environment sir, i know this is possible in
> linux (to use single character passwords) i just need to know how to do it.
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan
In that case, as was noted elsewhere, why bother with a login or password
at all?
However, unless your table is some place where nobody at all can get to
it, it's just as insecure as if it were on a network.
On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, pilip wrote:
> it's a testing environment. i don't need security
On Sun, 26 Jan 2003, gabriel wrote:
> > Hi Pilip. root can set a user's passwd to anything you want, but..
> >
> > DON'T DO IT !!
> >
> > Passwords this short are just a waste of the user's time at login. If you
> > are going to have them that short you might as well not have any at all.
> >
it's not on a networked environment sir, i know this is possible in
linux (to use single character passwords) i just need to know how to do it.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 10:53:47AM +0800, pilip wrote:
how do you allow the use of short passwords in linux? short passwords a
it's a testing environment. i don't need security on a stand alone
machine that's underneath my table. :)
Mike Burger wrote:
In all honesty, if you value the security of your system, you don't.
On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, pilip wrote:
Good day,
how do you allow the use of short passwords in linux?
> Hi Pilip. root can set a user's passwd to anything you want, but..
>
> DON'T DO IT !!
>
> Passwords this short are just a waste of the user's time at login. If you
> are going to have them that short you might as well not have any at all.
>
> Cracking 1 letter passwords is so easy it can be
In all honesty, if you value the security of your system, you don't.
On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, pilip wrote:
> Good day,
>
> how do you allow the use of short passwords in linux? short passwords as
> in single character passwords. I've tried making changes to
> '/etc/login.defs' and to the pam config
On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 10:53:47AM +0800, pilip wrote:
> how do you allow the use of short passwords in linux? short passwords as
> in single character passwords. I've tried making changes to
> '/etc/login.defs' and to the pam config '/etc/pam.d/system-auth' to no
> avail.
Hi Pilip. root can se
Good day,
how do you allow the use of short passwords in linux? short passwords as
in single character passwords. I've tried making changes to
'/etc/login.defs' and to the pam config '/etc/pam.d/system-auth' to no
avail.
thanks in advance
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