Re: usermin change password..

[ian f. <ia...@pl...>]

This is the error I get..


      Failed to change password : /usr/bin/passwd failed :

Changing password for ian
(current) UNIX password: 
New UNIX password: 
BAD PASSWORD: is too similar to the old one
New UNIX password: 
BAD PASSWORD: is too similar to the old one
New UNIX password: 
BAD PASSWORD: is too similar to the old one
passwd: Authentication token manipulation error

i changed it to /usr/bin/passwd .. is it still somehow using pam? Would 
these errors be logged by usermin?

Regards,
Ian

Jamie Cameron wrote:

> ian forsyth wrote:
>
>> usermin version 0.95
>> webmin version 1.0
>>
>> redhat version 7.2
>>
>> Before I upgrade to webmin 1.0 the usermin change password module 
>> worked well... Since upgrading to webmin 1.0 and usermin 0.95, I have 
>> not been able to change the password through usermin.. only at the 
>> command line or via webmin/systems/changepassword module.. the change 
>> password module is set to use PAM..
>>
>> i tried the following as a password.. 1luTh=v and got the error.. 'to 
>> similar to dictionary word'.. I checked /etc/login.defs and could not 
>> find a setting for password complexity... Since upgrading usermin and 
>> webmin I have not been able to change the password using usermin.. 
>> every password nomatter the complexity or simplicity fails..
>>
>> What am i missing, what to i need to change.. ?
>
>
>
> Sounds like PAM on your system is being rather silly in enforcing 
> password
> complexity. Try switching usermin to use the 'passwd' command instead by
> going into Webmin -> Usermin Configuration -> Usermin Module 
> Configuration ->
> Change Password and setting the 'Command to change password' to 
> /usr/bin/passwd
>
>  - Jamie
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