sweet. see.. i was figuring there was already something out there :D ::pokes karthik:: On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 1:01 PM, Wayne Betts <wbetts@xxxxxxx> wrote: > I replace cracklib with passwdqc in my pam.d system-auth. This allows > simple rules that would match the OP's needs for complexity. (Though the > cracklib docs seem to indicate it can do these things too, I have not gotten > it to work.) I use the "remember=X" option for pam_unix to remember "X" > previous password hashes in /etc/security/opasswd. > > If you have the pam_passwdqc package installed, then use the man page for > pam_passwdqc to see how to configure it. > > > > > Chet Nichols III wrote: > >> The useradd command will let you tune password expiration times per user.. >> but for creating complex passwords, you could always create your own >> modified passwd tool that users have to use to enforce your complexity. >> As for having the last 4 passwords not used, I'd probably end up creating >> a >> database of some sort that my custom passwd tool would tap into. >> >> There are probably solutions/built-in's already that take care of this, >> but >> that'd be my first thought (I usually think about what I'd do before >> searching for already existing solutions). >> >> I'm interested to hear what other people use/would use to handle this :D >> >> Chet >> >> On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 12:19 PM, karthik keyan < >> karthik_arnold1@xxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> >> Hi All >>> >>> I would like to setup passwd complexity on our Linux servers . >>> >>> Min 8 characters - 1 upper , 1 digit and 1 Lower character >>> >>> Last used 4 passwords should not be used >>> >>> And also i want to set Passwd expiry for user accounts which are already >>> created and These passwd complexity should apply to users which has >>> alreay >>> been created . >>> >>> I Need your valuable help and advice >>> >>> Thanks & Regards >>> Karthik >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> redhat-list mailing list >>> unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subjectunsubscribe >>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >>> >>> >> >> >> > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- ---------------------------------------- chet nichols III chet.nichols@xxxxxxxxx aim: chet / twitter: chet http://chetnichols.org ---------------------------------------- -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
