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i (root user of suse 10.1) want to make password restrictions like minLenth should be 8 and must contain 2 alphabets and 2 special and 2 numarical.I went through somany ...
- 06-19-2009 #1Just Joined!
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suse 10.1 password restrictions
i (root user of suse 10.1) want to make password restrictions like minLenth should be 8 and must contain 2 alphabets and 2 special and 2 numarical.I went through somany sites and did lot changes .
in /etc/pam.d/passwd
auth include common-auth
account include common-account
password include common-password
session include common-session
these lines are there .
and in /etc/pam.d/common-password
password required pam_cracklib.so retry=2 min=12 difok=-3 dcredit=-2 ocredit=-2 lcredit=-2
password required pam_unix2.so use_authtok nullok md5
password optional pam_smbpass.so nullok use_authtok use_first_pass
i added other lines commented.
but its not working.
what will be possible problem.
and i didn't find the flow of authentication using pam.d to undestand.
i have spents so many hours on net. no proper info on suse 10.1
please help me


- 06-21-2009 #2Linux User
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In suse use yast if in a terminal or yast2 in gui mode to change the system settings.
Go to Security and Users > Local Secrity and you should be able to set it.
- 06-22-2009 #3Just Joined!
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yast just covering min lenth and check for dictionary words and life of password and history of last password but not the characters using in password.
i am googling and trying to undersatnd atleast authentication process but no proper information not there.(may be iam not able to get i don't know).
thank u very much for ur quick reply.
waiting for ur reply


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