On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 08:06:23PM -0000, Beartooth wrote:
...
> 
> # passwd xxx
> Changing password for user xxx.
> New password: 
> BAD PASSWORD: The password fails the dictionary check - it is based on a 
> dictionary word
> Retype new password: 
> 
>       [at this point I gave it her password anyway.]
> 
> passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
> 
Back in my UNIX days, when password minimum length was
5 characters, I found if I repeatedly entered the same
too short password, after about 4 complaints it silently
accepted the bad password :))

jl
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Jon H. LaBadie                  jo...@jgcomp.com
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