on Tue, Sep 25, 2001 at 12:52:06PM -0700, Mike Egglestone ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hi all, > > Is there a way to setup "passwd" so that when a user goes to change > their password, it can be as short as they want and as simple as they > want?
Yes.
However, it's very strongly discouraged.
This question belongs to the class of those to which I suggest the
poster research the issue on their own such that they gain a further
understanding of the reasons why such actions are deprecated.
I'd suggest instead a longer password coded as a passphrase, which can
often provide both better security and be more memorable than a simple
random password.
On my own systems I use pwgen to generate strings, generally 10-12
characters in length, e.g.:
$ pwgen -acn 12 10
Dohziedai7li vei5zaiHaice chu5Deepeemi Huashaix5jie Keeghahgair0
Yaht6wahpumo choo3muhieSh Ree7hoohiecu thiRaengie2y ro4Lahnaesoa
Peace.
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