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 -- Jon H. LaBadie jonfu@xxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx