> From: "Ted Unangst" <t...@tedunangst.com> > Cc: tech@openbsd.org > Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 16:27:19 -0500 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Mark Kettenis wrote: > > > From: "Ted Unangst" <t...@tedunangst.com> > > > Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 14:14:08 -0500 > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > > > > So I was actually looking at the passwd check rules because I wanted > > > to add a flag to disable the 3 bad passwords then ok whatever. > > > > > > This adds passwd -w to allow user to skip the default 3 warnings and > > > just do what they want. If, by chance, you have configured warnings > > > in login.conf then they can't override that. > > > > What is the motivation for this diff? > > i get tired of typing the same password five times.
Even one simple enough to trigger the warnings? The current behaviour isn't really advertised. I fear that adding -w would encourage people to actually use it.