This problem seems to have been identified as a bug.  That answers my
original question.  But...

On Sunday, November 3, 2019 9:59:10 AM EST D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
> | From: Tim via users <users@lists.fedoraproject.org>
> 
> | Samuel Sieb:
> | >> 3 retries is the usual thing.
> 
> | Ignoring your particular case, it may stop a bad keyboard, or a typist
> | who needs to type slower to accurately enter their password.
> 
> It also makes brute-forcing a little harder.  Not a lot.

Doesn't anyone read any more.  I was *changing* a password -- not
entering one to login.  What possible purpose could be served by
limiting my tries to get one conforming to the silly rules serve?
Brut-force what?  I am not logging in.

-- 
Garry T. Williams


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