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From: ian f. <ia...@pl...> - 2002-09-18 15:34:57
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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.. ? Regards, Ian |
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From: Jamie C. <jca...@we...> - 2002-09-19 01:20:12
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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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From: ian f. <ia...@pl...> - 2002-09-19 15:35:42
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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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From: Jamie C. <jca...@we...> - 2002-09-20 00:40:32
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The passwd command usually does call PAM to make the change, so any restrictions set up in /etc/pam.d/passwd will apply to it as well. Do you get these same errors when a non-root user changes his password at the command line? If so, edit /etc/pam.d/passwd and remove the line like : password required pam_cracklib.so type=user retry=3 to totally turn off password strength checking. - Jamie ian forsyth wrote: > 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 |
