> From: "Ted Unangst" <t...@tedunangst.com>
> Cc: tech@openbsd.org
> Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 16:27:19 -0500
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> 
> Mark Kettenis wrote:
> > > From: "Ted Unangst" <t...@tedunangst.com>
> > > Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 14:14:08 -0500
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> > > 
> > > 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.

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