For anyone interested, the solution seems to be that this module has to Be the first module checked in the passwd authentication stack. Then it seems to work, but I need to test further. .Can someone explain the min= n0,N1,N2,N3,N4 parameters of pam_passwdqc? .I set them to be .pam_passwdqc min=disabled,24,24,8,8 passphrase=0 and expected that to be . .passwords cannot be only 1 class, .passphrases or not to be used, .if 2 classes are used they must be 24 characters, .if 3 classes are used they must be 8 characters .if 4 classes are used they must be 8 characters. .When I test it, it allows me to use a password like "abcdefgh". .How are these Nn parameters used? .Thanks, .David - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html