On 8/5/05, Chris Staub <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Randy McMurchy wrote: > > Archaic wrote these words on 08/05/05 00:18 CST: > > > >>BTW, out of the 70-odd boxes I manage, I would use (and do use) cracklib > >>on exactly one of them. That box also uses PAM, so even it would be > >>moot. > > > > > > I'm sorry. What keeps users from setting their passwords to "password"? > > BTW, PAM doesn't do password checking without a dictionary such as > > CrackLib, so I don't really see what your point is. > > > > Why keep them from setting their passwords to "password" if that's what > they want to do?
Scenario where not having strong passwords can be a problem involving only the default LFS tools: you finish building LFS on your computer, and decide to celebrate by going out to eat, a thief breaks into your house and steals your computer. -- LFS ID #12355 -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
